INHERIT THE WIND

INHERIT THE WIND

History 1960 2 hr 7 min

Adaptation of the notorious 1925 Tennessee `Monkey Trial', in which a young teacher stood accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. A celebrated liberal defence lawyer takes on a fundamentalist prosecutor as an intense, compelling drama unfolds in the stifling heat and electric atmosphere of a small-town courtroom.

History 1960 2 hr 7 min

U

Starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly

Director Stanley Kramer

Inherit the Wind

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond
Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck
Florence Eldridge

Mrs. Sarah Brady
Dick York

Tertram T. Cates

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INHERIT THE WIND

HISTORY

Adaptation of the notorious 1925 Tennessee `Monkey Trial', in which a young teacher stood accused of violating state law by teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. A celebrated liberal defence lawyer takes on a fundamentalist prosecutor as an intense, compelling drama unfolds in the stifling heat and electric atmosphere of a small-town courtroom.

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Information

Studio: MGM
Released: 1960
Run Time: 2 hr 7 min
Rated: U
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio and Subtitles: English (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.