Film
Inherit the Wind
1960· NR· 2h 8m· Drama
“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”
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.
1960-07-07
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Key Crew
DirectorStanley Kramer
ScreenplayHarold Jacob Smith
ProducerStanley Kramer
Director of PhotographyErnest Laszlo
Original Music ComposerErnest Gold
EditorFrederic Knudtson
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 30 crew)
Details
Released1960-07-07
Runtime2h 8m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosStanley Kramer Productions · United Artists
Budget$2M
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish · Italian
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.7/10 · 470 votes
Original languageen
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