Inherit the Wind

"It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!"

1960 2h 8m EN

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 494

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”

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Cast

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
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Kramer
Writers: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Ernest Laszlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Ernest Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frederic Knudtson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Spencer Tracy and Fredric March and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stanley Kramer directs. Ernest Laszlo behind the camera. Ernest Gold scores. Frederic Knudtson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Ernest Laszlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ernest Gold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Frederic Knudtson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Spencer Tracy and Fredric March and Gene Kelly carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!".
9IMDB entry: tt0053946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "politician", "based on true story", "trial", "teacher".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.