Inherit the Wind

1080p 128 min 1960 Published on, 1 year ago

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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.

Country

United States

Genre

Drama

Released

07 Jul, 1960

Main Cast

Spencer Tracy , Fredric March , Gene Kelly , Dick York , Donna Anderson

Supporting Cast

Harry Morgan , Claude Akins , Elliott Reid , Paul Hartman , Philip Coolidge

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