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Inherit the Wind
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Inherit the Wind is a 1960 American drama film directed by Stanley Kramer, who also produced the work. The screenplay was written by Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith, with Ernest Laszlo serving as director of photography and Frederic Knudtson as film editor. The cast includes Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, and Dick York. The film is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 128 minutes.
The narrative is set in Tennessee and centers on a trial involving a teacher and a lawyer. It is based on a true story and features keywords such as politician and trial. The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, with Stanley Kramer Productions also involved in its production. It received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award and was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The film is available via video on demand.
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Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond
- Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
- Gene Kelly as E.K. Hornbeck
- Dick York as Bertram T. Cates
- Donna Anderson as Rachel Brown
- Harry Morgan as Judge Mel
Themes
- politician
- based on true story
- trial
- teacher
- lawyer
- courtroom
- evolution
- rhetoric
- scopes monkey trial
- judiciary
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- trial film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Scopes Trial
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Screenwriter
- Harold Jacob Smith
- Cast member
- Renee Godfrey
- Composer
- Ernest Gold
- Producer
- Stanley Kramer
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Laszlo
- Narrative location
- Tennessee
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 432304
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Inherit the wind trailer (3) Spencer Tracy.jpg
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- Commons category
- Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
- publication date
- 1960-06-26
- film editor
- Frederic Knudtson
- title
- Inherit the Wind
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Inherit the Wind
- review score
- 93%
- capital cost
- 2000000
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