Inherit the Wind
“It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!”
Stanley KramerCast
Spencer Tracy 
Fredric March 
Gene Kelly Florence Eldridge 
Dick York 
Harry Morgan 
Donna Anderson
Credits
Written by: 
Nedrick Young
Plot
In a small Tennessee town in 1925, a young teacher is arrested for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. The case draws two celebrated lawyers, the fundamentalist Matthew Harrison Brady and the agnostic Henry Drummond, and a cynical reporter, E.K. Hornbeck. The film is a fictionalised account of the Scopes trial, adapted from the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.
Sinekatalog’s take
A courtroom drama that is really a duel between Tracy and March, two great actors at the top of their game. Its argument for free thought still sounds fresh, and the cross-examination scenes are gripping.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (36,044 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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