Inherit the Wind (1960)

ALL 07/07/1960 (en) Drama 128 Min
  • Release
    07/07/1960
  • Production
    Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
  • Rotten tomato
    77%
  • Original title
    Inherit the Wind
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 2,000,000.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Stanley Kramer

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Stanley Kramer

    Producer



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  1. Spencer Tracy

    Henry Drummond

  2. Fredric March

    Matthew Harrison Brady

  3. Gene Kelly

    E.K. Hornbeck

  4. Dick York

    Bertram T. Cates

  5. Donna Anderson

    Rachel Brown

  6. Harry Morgan

    Judge Mel

  7. Claude Akins

    Rev. Jeremiah Brown

  8. Elliott Reid

    Prosecutor Tom Davenport

  9. Paul Hartman

    Bailiff Mort Meeker

  10. Philip Coolidge

    Mayor Jason Carter

  11. Jimmy Boyd

    Howard

  12. Noah Beery Jr.

    John Stebbins

  13. Norman Fell

    WGN Radio Technician

  14. Gordon Polk

    George Sillers

  15. Hope Summers

    Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman

  16. Ray Teal

    Jessie H. Dunlap

  17. Renee Godfrey

    Mrs. Stebbins

  18. Florence Eldridge

    Sarah Brady

  19. John Alban

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  20. Leon Alton

    Townsman (uncredited)

  21. Don Ames

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  22. Don Anderson

    Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

  23. Eddie Baker

    Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

  24. Frank Baker

    Townsman (uncredited)

  25. John Barton

    Townsman (uncredited)

  26. Brandon Beach

    Townsman (uncredited)

  27. Gail Bonney

    Fundamentalist Woman (uncredited)

  28. Chet Brandenburg

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  29. Brad Brown

    Courtroom Photographer (uncredited)

  30. Buck Bucko

    Townsman (uncredited)

  31. George Calliga

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  32. Dick Cherney

    Townsman (uncredited)

  33. Oliver Cross

    Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

  34. Jack Daly

    Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom (uncredited)

  35. Jack Deery

    Townsman (uncredited)

  36. Lester Dorr

    Dr. John (uncredited)

  37. George Dunn

    Banker / Critic at Town Meeting (uncredited)

  38. Donald Elson

    Bollinger (uncredited)

  39. Adolph Faylauer

    Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

  40. Duke Fishman

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  41. Raoul Freeman

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  42. David Fresco

    Threatening Spectator (uncredited)

  43. Kay Garrett

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  44. Richard George

    Young Farmer Carrying Burning Effigy (uncredited)

  45. Helen Gereghty

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  46. Joseph Glick

    Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

  47. James Gonzalez

    Scientist (uncredited)

  48. Signe Hack

    Townswoman (uncredited)

  49. Stuart Hall

    Dr. Amos Keller (uncredited)

  50. Joseph Hamilton

    Man Yelling at Brady Welcome (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 87 , Crews : 31

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Inherit the Wind (1960) 128 Min

ALL 07/07/1960 (en)
Drama
  • Release 07/07/1960
  • Production
    Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
  • Original title Inherit the Wind
  • en
  • Revenue2,000,000.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Stanley Kramer

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Frederic Knudtson

    Editor

  4. Stanley Kramer

    Producer