Inherit the Wind (1960)
7.7
/10 By 403 Votes
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.
Release Date : July 7, 1960
Runtime : 128m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : politician, based on true story, trial, teacher, lawyer, courtroom, evolution, rhetoric, scopes monkey trial, judiciary, courtroom drama
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