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Inherit the Wind

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 evolution.

Director

Stanley Kramer

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Stanley Kramer Productions,United Artists

Awards

Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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Henry Drummond

Matthew Harrison Brady

E. K. Hornbeck

Bertram T. Cates

Rachel Brown

Judge Mel Coffey

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Mayor Jason Carter

Philip Coolidge

Howard

John Stebbins

WGN Radio Technician

George Sillers

Mrs. Krebs - Righteous Townswoman

Jessie H. Dunlap

Mrs. Stebbins

Sarah Brady

Florence Eldridge

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Reporter

Courtroom Reporter

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Townsman

Fundamentalist Woman

Courtroom Spectator

Chet Brandenburg

Courtroom Photographer

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Courtroom Reporter

Eskimo Pie Vendor in Courtroom

Townsman

Townsman

Dr. John

Banker / Critic at Town Meeting

Bollinger

Courtroom Reporter

Adolph Faylauer

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Threatening Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Townswoman

Dr. Amos Keller

Man Yelling at Brady Welcome

Joseph Hamilton

Townsman

Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp

Townsman

Banker - Critic at City Meeting

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Reporter in Courtroom

Harry Esterbrook

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates

Robert Osterloh

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Reporter

Courtroom Spectator

Townsman

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Reporter

Townsman

Townsman

Addison Richards

Woman Diner

Townsman

Robert Robinson

Courtroom Spectator

Bailiff

Leslie Sketchley

Townsman

Courtroom Reporter

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Juror

Courtroom Spectator

Courtroom Spectator

Hotel Clerk

Charles Wagenheim

Hillsboro Salesman

Bible Salesman

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Matthew Harrison Brady Henry Drummond Sam - Deputy Arresting Cates Prosecutor Tom Davenport Townswoman E. K. Hornbeck Bible Salesman Sarah Brady Rachel Brown Bertram T. Cates Rev. Jeremiah Brown Howard

Walking down an empty street - Inherit the Wind

Walking down an empty street

- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
- (door opens) - Inherit the Wind

- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. - (door opens)

For our science lesson for today - Inherit the Wind

For our science lesson for today

(knocking) - Inherit the Wind

- Who is it?
- (woman) Mort? - Inherit the Wind

- Who is it? - (woman) Mort?

Tell them you're sorry. - Inherit the Wind

Tell them you're sorry.

What are you trying to prove anyway - Inherit the Wind

What are you trying to prove anyway

I do hateful things for which people love me - Inherit the Wind

I do hateful things for which people love me

I trust it was in three separate elections - Inherit the Wind

I trust it was in three separate elections

You're the stranger - Inherit the Wind

You're the stranger

I waited supper for you. It's on the table. - Inherit the Wind

I waited supper for you. It's on the table.

I was always more afraid of you than of falling - Inherit the Wind

I was always more afraid of you than of falling

Welcome to Hell - Inherit the Wind

Welcome to Hell

Hillsboro heavenly Hillsboro the buckle on the Bible Belt - Inherit the Wind

Hillsboro heavenly Hillsboro the buckle on the Bible Belt

Which is hungrier - Inherit the Wind

Which is hungrier

Welcome to Hillsboro sir - Inherit the Wind

Welcome to Hillsboro sir

And he's in jail - Inherit the Wind

And he's in jail

Just plain folk, second generation. - Inherit the Wind

Just plain folk, second generation.

Mr Drummond? - Inherit the Wind

Mr Brady it's the duty of a newspaper - Inherit the Wind

Mr Brady it's the duty of a newspaper

Drummond and I have worked side by side in many battles for the common folk - Inherit the Wind

Drummond and I have worked side by side in many battles for...

Glad you asked me that - Inherit the Wind

Glad you asked me that

Looks like you're going out in a blaze of glory - Inherit the Wind

Looks like you're going out in a blaze of glory

Not till recent Tell me something - Inherit the Wind

Not till recent Tell me something

I don't swear just for the hell of it - Inherit the Wind

I don't swear just for the hell of it

He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon - Inherit the Wind

He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon

We'll fix you, Cates.
We'll run you out of town. - Inherit the Wind

We'll fix you, Cates. We'll run you out of town.

Don't you see what's happening - Inherit the Wind

Don't you see what's happening

Do you know that at the top of the world - Inherit the Wind

Do you know that at the top of the world

Disillusionment is what little heroes are made of - Inherit the Wind

Disillusionment is what little heroes are made of

Do I finish with a paper medal on my chest - Inherit the Wind

Do I finish with a paper medal on my chest

I know what Bert is going through - Inherit the Wind

I know what Bert is going through

What goes on in this town is not necessarily the Christian religion every place else either - Inherit the Wind

What goes on in this town is not necessarily the Christian...

You can't live in both - Inherit the Wind

You can't live in both

Only with the sound of my own words - Inherit the Wind

Only with the sound of my own words

And what are their rewards - Inherit the Wind

And what are their rewards

Whatever happened to silent prayer - Inherit the Wind

Whatever happened to silent prayer

Lord of the tempest and the thunder - Inherit the Wind

Lord of the tempest and the thunder

Remember the wisdom of Solomon in the Book of Proverbs - Inherit the Wind

Remember the wisdom of Solomon in the Book of Proverbs

- I'll be right up, Sarah.
- All right, Matt. - Inherit the Wind

- I'll be right up, Sarah. - All right, Matt.

- You're up late.
- Too hot to sleep. - Inherit the Wind

- You're up late. - Too hot to sleep.

Drift apart - Inherit the Wind

Why is it my old friend that you've moved so far away from me - Inherit the Wind

Why is it my old friend that you've moved so far away...

They're seeking something more perfect than what they have - Inherit the Wind

They're seeking something more perfect than what they...

As long as the prerequisite for that shining paradise is ignorance - Inherit the Wind

As long as the prerequisite for that shining paradise is...

According to Bertram Cates - Inherit the Wind

According to Bertram Cates

He's the only man I know who can strut sitting down - Inherit the Wind

He's the only man I know who can strut sitting down

You're about to get a haircut - Inherit the Wind

You're about to get a haircut

He went to the river with the other boys and went swimming - Inherit the Wind

He went to the river with the other boys and went swimming

Don't you see - Inherit the Wind

No questions. - Inherit the Wind

Colonel Drummond - Inherit the Wind

Colonel Drummond

We'll hang Bertram Cates to a sour apple tree - Inherit the Wind

We'll hang Bertram Cates to a sour apple tree

Hooligans of the world - Inherit the Wind

Hooligans of the world

Those are the boobs that make our laws - Inherit the Wind

Those are the boobs that make our laws

Looks like you're going out in a blaze of glory Counsellor - Inherit the Wind

Looks like you're going out in a blaze of glory...

What I need is a miracle - Inherit the Wind

What I need is a miracle

The Bible satisfies me - Inherit the Wind

The Bible satisfies me

The individual human mind - Inherit the Wind

The individual human mind

Gentlemen progress has never been a bargain You have to pay for it - Inherit the Wind

Gentlemen progress has never been a bargain You have to pay...

We must not abandon faith - Inherit the Wind

We must not abandon faith

But your client is wrong - Inherit the Wind

But your client is wrong

I am more interested in the 'Rock of Ages' than I am in the age of rocks - Inherit the Wind

I am more interested in the 'Rock of Ages' than I...

Well well Colonel Drummond - Inherit the Wind

Well well Colonel Drummond

A fine biblical scholar - Inherit the Wind

A fine biblical scholar

I do not think about things I do not think about - Inherit the Wind

I do not think about things I do not think about

The Bible is a book - Inherit the Wind

The Bible is a book

Is that the way of things - Inherit the Wind

Is that the way of things

There is only one great truth in the world - Inherit the Wind

There is only one great truth in the world

The Gospel according to Brady - Inherit the Wind

The Gospel according to Brady

Matt. Matt, dear. - Inherit the Wind

Matt. Matt, dear.

Who is it? - Inherit the Wind

Youth can be so pure - Inherit the Wind

Youth can be so pure

(clears throat) - Inherit the Wind

(clears throat)

Clears throat - Inherit the Wind

Well. Welcome back to our side,
Miss Brown. - Inherit the Wind

Well. Welcome back to our side, Miss Brown.

You're not supposed to say Hell - Inherit the Wind

You're not supposed to say Hell

What kind of life could we have if I gave up now - Inherit the Wind

What kind of life could we have if I gave up now

(clears throat) - Inherit the Wind

(clears throat)

The prisoner will rise
to hear the sentence of this court. - Inherit the Wind

The prisoner will rise to hear the sentence of this court.

How do you write an obituary about a man who's been dead for thirty years - Inherit the Wind

How do you write an obituary about a man who's been...

We're growing a strange crop of agnostics this year - Inherit the Wind

We're growing a strange crop of agnostics this year

I'm getting damn sick of you - Inherit the Wind

I'm getting damn sick of you

The Athiest who believes in God - Inherit the Wind

The Athiest who believes in God

Don't you understand the meaning of what happened here today - Inherit the Wind

Don't you understand the meaning of what happened here...

You're wrong, Henry. - Inherit the Wind

You're wrong, Henry.

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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 evolution.

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Director: Stanley Kramer

Writer: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence

Production: Stanley Kramer Productions,United Artists

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 1960

MetaScore: 75/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Aug 1960

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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