Inherit the Wind

1960 · Directed by Stanley Kramer

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.

Cast: Gene Kelly, Elliott Reid, Lester Dorr, Spencer Tracy, Norman Fell, Will Wright, Claude Akins, Noah Beery Jr., Scott Seaton, Frank Baker

Rating: 7.779/10 from 326 votes