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Inherit the Wind (1988)

"The great minds of their day. The most famous court battle of the century. The explosive issue that won't go away!"

7.8/10 1h 36m Mar 20, 1988
Drama TV Movie

Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

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Movie Details

Original Title Inherit the Wind
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Matthew Harrison Brady
Popularity: 1.7
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Harry Drummond
Popularity: 1.8
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
E.K. Hornbeck
Popularity: 7.6
John Harkins
John Harkins
Judge
Popularity: 6.3
Megan Follows
Megan Follows
Rachel Brown
Popularity: 10.8
Kyle Secor
Kyle Secor
Bertram Cates
Popularity: 1.7
Michael Ensign
Michael Ensign
Reverend Brown
Popularity: 3.9
Don Hood
Don Hood
Mayor
Popularity: 12.7
Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Lucy Brady
Popularity: 2.3
Josh Clark
Josh Clark
Davenport
Popularity: 8.7
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Scotch Byerley
Meeker
Popularity: 1.0
Ebbe Roe Smith
Ebbe Roe Smith
Dunlap
Popularity: 7.5

Key Crew

Director David Greene
Writer John Gay
Executive Producer Peter Douglas
Producer Robert Papazian
Editor Parkie L. Singh

Production

David Greene Productions
Vincent Pictures
Robert Papazian Productions

Videos & Trailers

Inherit the Wind (1988) Promo
Inherit the Wind (1988) Promo
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Keywords

courtroom evolution bigotry scopes monkey trial

Reviews from TMDB

kevin2019 10/10
Feb 29, 2024

"Inherit the Wind" is a well acted and well staged period piece of the strength and story consciousness it is hard to find today. It has a truly amazing standard of writing which is of such a consistent high calibre it is difficult to imagine just how it could be possible to make a weak film out of ... Read more

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Details
Release Date March 20, 1988
Runtime 1h 36m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
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