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Inherit the Wind

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

1960 · 2 h 08 · United States · English

  • Drama

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.

Directed by
Stanley Kramer
Written by
Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

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