Inherit the Wind
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Directed by Stanley Kramer
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Spencer TracyHenry Drummond
Fredric MarchMatthew Harrison Brady
Gene KellyE.K. Hornbeck
Dick YorkBertram T. Cates
Donna AndersonRachel Brown
Harry MorganJudge Mel
Claude AkinsRev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott ReidProsecutor Tom Davenport
Paul HartmanBailiff Mort Meeker
Philip CoolidgeMayor Jason Carter
Jimmy BoydHoward
Noah Beery Jr.John StebbinsExplore the crew
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Screenplay
- Harold Jacob Smith
- Screenplay
- Nedrick Young
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Original Music Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Editor
- Frederic Knudtson
- Director of Photography
- Ernest Laszlo