Inherit the Wind
7.7/10
Rating
128 min
Runtime
1960
Release Year
Stanley Kramer
Director
Cast
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson
Quick Synopsis
In a small town, schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students about Darwin's theory of evolution, which violates local laws. The trial attracts national media coverage, and reporter E.K. Hornbeck helps bring in Henry Drummond, a well-known defense attorney and atheist, to represent Cates. Opposing them is Matthew Brady, a prominent prosecutor who is a famous evangelist, former presidential candidate, and longtime rival of Drummond.
Detailed Synopsis of Inherit the Wind
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.
