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Inherit the Wind

1960 · 128 min

A gripping, talky courtroom drama that crackles with wit and moral weight, making you think while it entertains.

Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
Tagline
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.

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Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • justice
  • morality
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Written by
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Starring
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Elliott Reid
Music
Ernest Gold
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Runtime
128 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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