Inherit the Wind (1965)
A young man, Bert Cates, is arrested in a small Bible Belt town for teaching the theory of Evolution in the public school. Two of the finest legal minds in the U.S. are called to the trial: Henry Drummond for the defense, and Matthew Harrison Brady for the prosecution. The trial proceeds on three levels, the guilt or innocence of Cates, the issue of the Bible vs. Darwin, and finally, the personal confrontation between Drummond and Brady.
- Date of release
- 1965-11-18
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Director
- George Schaefer
Casting
- Melvyn Douglas — Henry Drummond
- Ed Begley — Matthew Harrison Brady
- Diane Baker — Rachel Brown
- Murray Hamilton — E.K. Hornbeck
- John Randolph — Rev. Brown
- Adrienne King — Melinda
- Charles White — Bollinger
- Burt Brinckerhoff — Bert Cates
- Norman Wright — Townsman
- Robert Breen — Elijah
- Fred Burrell — Davenport
- Doug Chapin — Howard
Interesting facts
Inherit the Wind is the November 18, 1965 episode of the American television series Hallmark Hall of Fame directed by George Schaefer. A videotaped adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name, it shortened the text of the original 1955 play which was written as a parable fictionalizing the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.
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