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Inherit the Wind

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Released: 1960-07-07

Runtime: 128 minutes

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.

Genres

  • Drama

Production Companies

  • Stanley Kramer Productions (US)
  • United Artists (US)

Additional Information

Budget: $2000000

Revenue: $2000000

Popularity: 2.6777

Vote Average: 7.66 ({{ mov_details.vote_count }} votes)

Status: Released

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IMDb: tt0053946