Home Release Calendar About & FAQ
Sign In / Login
Inherit the Wind
Drama

Inherit the Wind

"It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!"

7.6 1960 128m Released EN

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.

Login to Save
Where to Watch
Details
Director
Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer
Release Date
1960-07-07
Runtime
128m
Budget
$2000000
Revenue
$2000000
Vote Count
498
Language
EN
Popularity
3
Media Intelligence
Content Advisory & Age Rating NR
Violence: 2/5
Language: 2/5
Nudity/Sex: 1/5
Intensity: 3/5
Accolades & Recognition
CineVura Certified Pick
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
 Fredric March
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
 Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
 Dick York
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
 Donna Anderson
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
 Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
 Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
 Elliott Reid
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
 Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
 Philip Coolidge
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
 Jimmy Boyd
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
 Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
 Norman Fell
Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
 Gordon Polk
Gordon Polk
George Sillers
 Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
 Ray Teal
Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap
Trailer
Trailer
Click to play trailer
Open on YouTube
You Might Also Like
Manhattan
Manhattan
7.7 · 1979
Barren Lives
Barren Lives
7.4 · 1963
The 15:17 to Paris
The 15:17 to Paris
5.4 · 2018
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
6.9 · 1994
Anna and the King
Anna and the King
6.8 · 1999
Freedom Writers
Freedom Writers
7.9 · 2007
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
4.4 · 1992
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
8.0 · 1928
Gandhi
Gandhi
7.6 · 1982
Kolya
Kolya
7.4 · 1996
Almost Famous
Almost Famous
7.5 · 2000
32 Malasana Street
32 Malasana Street
6.4 · 2020
Mississippi Burning
Mississippi Burning
7.7 · 1988
Flora
Flora
4.2 · 2017
United 93
United 93
7.1 · 2006
Lolita
Lolita
7.1 · 1997
Proof
Proof
6.4 · 2005
Firefighters
Firefighters
6.9 · 2024
Inherit the Wind — Official Trailer