Inherit the Wind (1960)
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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.
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Media ManipulationReligious ConflictSocial RevolutionPersonal SacrificeCourtroom BattleQuestioning AuthorityUncovering TruthsIntellectual PursuitEthical DebateFreedom Of Speech




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Directed by: Stanley Kramer, Ivan Volkman, Ernest Laszlo
Produced by: Stanley Kramer, Anne P. Kramer
Composed by: Ernest Gold
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