Inherit the Wind
movie
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
Released July 07, 1960
Genres:
Overview
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.
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
Crew
Stanley Kramer
as
Director
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Harold Jacob Smith
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Screenplay
Nedrick Young
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Screenplay
Stanley Kramer
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Producer
Ernest Gold
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Original Music Composer
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Frederic Knudtson
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Editor
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James Lister
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Casting
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Rudolph Sternad
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Production Design
Bud Westmore
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Makeup Artist
Clem Beauchamp
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Production Manager
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Ivan Volkman
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Assistant Director
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Joe Lapis
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Sound Engineer