Cinema Society-Inherit the Wind (1960)

Inherit the Wind-1960

Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925, dramatizing the clash between intellectual freedom and religious fundamentalism in the trial of a high school teacher jailed for lecturing his class on Darwin’s theory of evolution. Although the film was based on real events, the names of all the participants were changed. Spencer Tracy and Fredric March portrayed characters based on Clarence Darrow (the defense attorney) and William Jennings Bryan (the prosecutor), respectively.

Director: Stanley Kramer

 Actors: Spencer Tracy, Frederic March, Gene Kelly, Harry Morgan, Dick York

Courtroom Drama-Unrated-2 hrs.

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