Movie·1960·2h 8m
Inherit the Wind
It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!
Country
United States of America
Language
English
✦CineAI Pitch
Why watch this?
Tap below for a spoiler-free 3-bullet take.
// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Producer
Stanley Kramer
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Music
Ernest Gold
Editor
Frederic Knudtson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
470 votes
Where to watch
Region: INStream
· 1 service
Streaming data via JustWatch / TMDB. Click a provider to open in TMDB.
// cast
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
E.K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter
Jimmy Boyd
Howard
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins
Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
Gordon Polk
George Sillers
Hope Summers
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman
Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap
Renee Godfrey
Mrs. Stebbins
Florence Eldridge
Sarah Brady
// crew
Crew
Stanley Kramer
Producer, Director
Nedrick Young
Screenplay
Harold Jacob Smith
Screenplay
Ernest Gold
Original Music Composer
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
// more like this
You Might Like
Film7.8Bitayin si....Baby Ama!
1976
Bitayin si....Baby Ama!
1976
Film8.612 Angry Men
1957
12 Angry Men
1957
Film8.2Good Will Hunting
1997
Good Will Hunting
1997
FilmI'm From the Mountains
2024
I'm From the Mountains
2024
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
15: The Life and Death of Philip Knight
1993
Film6.21992
2016
1992
2016
Ben Tumbling
Ben Tumbling
1985
Ben Tumbling
1985
Film8.0Amadeus
1984
Amadeus
1984
Film6.6The Third Murder
2017
The Third Murder
2017
Film7.2Maria Full of Grace
2004
Maria Full of Grace
2004
Film7.7The Straight Story
1999
The Straight Story
1999
Film7.0Capote
2005
Capote
2005