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Inherit the Wind

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Inherit the Wind

1960 · 128 min · United States · English

Inherit the Wind (1960) has a goodrecmovies Score of 78.7, ranked #339 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: excellent). It's a Biography, Drama and History movie rated 8.1/10 on IMDb from 36,148 votes. Updated

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★ 8.1IMDb · 36k

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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Spencer Tracy
Henry Drummond
Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady
Gene Kelly
E. K. Hornbeck
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel Coffey
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter

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Top cast

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SSpencer TracyHenry DrummondFFredric MarchMatthew Harrison BradyGGene KellyE. K. HornbeckDDick YorkBertram T. CatesDDonna AndersonRachel BrownHHarry MorganJudge Mel CoffeyCClaude AkinsRev. Jeremiah BrownEElliott ReidProsecutor Tom DavenportPPaul HartmanBailiff Mort MeekerPPhilip CoolidgeMayor Jason Carter

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