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Inherit the Wind
“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”
77%
Movie
2h 8m
AI Analysis
Inherit the Wind (1960) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Inherit the Wind (1960) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~128 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Inherit the Wind 77% (470 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1960-07-07
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- TMDB rating
- 7.7
- TMDB ID
- 1908
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What is Inherit the Wind about?
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 b... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Inherit the Wind?
The official runtime for Inherit the Wind is approximately 128 minutes.
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Directors & writers
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

Paul Hartman
Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge
Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd
Howard

Noah Beery Jr.
John Stebbins

Norman Fell
WGN Radio Technician
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Gordon Polk
George Sillers

Hope Summers
Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman

Ray Teal
Jessie H. Dunlap

Renee Godfrey
Mrs. Stebbins

Florence Eldridge
Sarah Brady
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