Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
Drama

Inherit the Wind

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

7.7(473 votes)·1960 128m·EN· United States of America

Directed by Stanley Kramer

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.

TMDB

7.7/10

Director

Stanley Kramer

Studios

Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists

Budget

$2.0M

Revenue

$2.0M

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

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