Inherit the Wind (1960)

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

• 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.

Rating

7.6 / 10 (498 votes)

Release date

July 7, 1960

Runtime

2h 08m

Language

English

Director

Stanley Kramer

Status

Released