Inherit the Wind

"It’s all about the fabulous “Monkey Trial” that rocked America!"

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Ratings & Reviews

7.7/10

451 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Actor

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Film Editing

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$2.0M

Global Box Office

Loss

ROI: 0%

Budget Recovery100% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $2.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

22.1K

Daily Avg

369

7-Day Trend

-16%

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Story Setting

Set In

Tennessee

Themes & Subjects

#scopestrial#rejectionofevolutionbyreligiousgroups

Characters

William Jennings Bryan

Mary Baird Bryan

H. L. Mencken

Clarence Darrow

John T. Raulston

John T. Scopes

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ernest Laszlo

Film Editing

Frederic Knudtson

Music / Score

Ernest Gold

Production Design

Rudolph Sternad

Production Companies

United Artists

Distributors

NetflixUnited Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

black-and-white

Aspect Ratio

1.66:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Inherit the Wind

Available in 101 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Philo, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

Germany12

BrazilL

Netherlands12

Portugale Livre

Production

Director

Stanley Kramer

Writers

Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young, Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer ProductionsUnited Artists

Cast

Spencer Tracy

Henry Drummond

Fredric March

Matthew Harrison Brady

Gene Kelly

E.K. Hornbeck

Dick York

Bertram T. Cates

Donna Anderson

Rachel Brown

Harry Morgan

Judge Mel

Claude Akins

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

Elliott Reid

Prosecutor Tom Davenport

Paul Hartman

Bailiff Mort Meeker

Philip Coolidge

Mayor Jason Carter

Jimmy Boyd

Howard

Noah Beery Jr.

John Stebbins

Tags & Keywords

politicianbased on true storytrialteacherlawyercourtroomevolutionrhetoricscopes monkey trialjudiciarycourtroom drama

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