Inherit the Wind

1960 • 2h 8m • Drama

93%Rotten Tomatoes

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

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.

Director

Stanley Kramer

Writers

Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith

Status

Released