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  • Inherit the Wind (1960)
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    128 min | Biography, Drama, History
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Passed
128 min | Biography, Drama, History

Based on a real-life case in 1925; two great lawyers argue the case for, and against, a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Director
Writers
Nedrick Young (screenplay) (originally as Nathan E. Douglas) | Harold Jacob Smith (screenplay) | Jerome Lawrence (play) | Robert E. Lee (play)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Ernest Laszlo (photographed by)
Production Designer
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Release date
Jul 21, 1960 (United States)

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Spencer Tracy
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Fredric March
Matthew Harrison Brady Matthew Harrison Brady   See fewer
Gene Kelly
E. K. Hornbeck E. K. Hornbeck   See fewer
Dick York
Bertram T. Cates Bertram T. Cates   See fewer
Donna Anderson
Rachel Brown Rachel Brown   See fewer
Harry Morgan
Judge Mel Coffey Judge Mel Coffey   See fewer
Claude Akins
Rev. Jeremiah Brown Rev. Jeremiah Brown   See fewer
Elliott Reid
Prosecutor Tom Davenport Prosecutor Tom Davenport   See fewer
Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker Bailiff Mort Meeker   See fewer
Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter Mayor Jason Carter   See fewer
Jimmy Boyd
Howard Howard   See fewer
Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins John Stebbins   See fewer
Norman Fell
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Gordon Polk
George Sillers George Sillers   See fewer
Hope Summers
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Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap Jessie H. Dunlap   See fewer
Renee Godfrey
Mrs. Stebbins Mrs. Stebbins   See fewer
Florence Eldridge
Sarah Brady Sarah Brady   See fewer
John Alban
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Leon Alton
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Don Ames
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Don Anderson
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Eddie Baker
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Frank Baker
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John Barton
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Brandon Beach
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Gail Bonney
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Chet Brandenburg
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Brad Brown
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Buck Bucko
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George Calliga
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Dick Cherney
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Oliver Cross
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Jack Daly
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Lester Dorr
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George Dunn
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Donald Elson
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Duke Fishman
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Raoul Freeman
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David Fresco
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Kay Garrett
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Richard George
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Helen Gereghty
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Joseph Glick
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James Gonzalez
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Stuart Hall
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Joseph Hamilton
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Sam Harris
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Earle Hodgins
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Tex Holden
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Wendell Holmes
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Shep Houghton
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Colin Kenny
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Johnny Kern
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Perk Lazelle
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King Lockwood
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Hank Mann
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Harp McGuire
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Bob Perry
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Joe Ploski
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Paul Power
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Waclaw Rekwart
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John Rice
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Addison Richards
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Leoda Richards
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Robert Robinson
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Scott Seaton
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Leslie Sketchley
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Stephen Soldi
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Rudy Sooter
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Bert Stevens
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Hal Taggart
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Harry Tenbrook
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George Tracy
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Justice Watson
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