Inherit the Wind (1960)
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
- Released
- 1960-07-07
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Nedrick Young, Stanley Kramer, Harold Jacob Smith
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 497 votes
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond
- Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
- Gene Kelly as E.K. Hornbeck
- Dick York as Bertram T. Cates
- Donna Anderson as Rachel Brown
- Harry Morgan as Judge Mel
- Claude Akins as Rev. Jeremiah Brown
- Elliott Reid as Prosecutor Tom Davenport
- Paul Hartman as Bailiff Mort Meeker
- Philip Coolidge as Mayor Jason Carter
- Jimmy Boyd as Howard
- Noah Beery Jr. as John Stebbins