Inherit the Wind (1960)
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. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Stanley Kramer
Written By: Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Starring: Noah Beery Jr., Will Wright, Harry Morgan, Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Ray Teal, Claude Akins, Gene Kelly, Norman Fell, Dick York, Hope Summers, Donna Anderson
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
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Stain | 100 95th |
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By far the best of Stanley Kramer's "message" movies. Fascinating thinly disguised filming of the Scopes monkey trial, with Gene Kelly as H. L. Mencken a brilliant piece of casting
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Dorkovsky | 9 96th |
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Hmm... the original case was in 1925... and this movie was made in 1960 (I bet it caused quite a stir in the south then too), so let's see... *looks at calender, feels deep shame for humanity*
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Pickpocket | 9 93rd |
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Incredible acting and great comic relief by Gene Kelly. It's sad that this is still relevant 50 years later. The beginning 20 minutes are what make my score not be higher though, a bit too long. The stuff in the courtroom is excellent but everything outside of it made me long for them to return back to what was truly interesting. Love Spencer Tracy.
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PeaceAnarchy | 95 99th |
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Excellent depiction of both the small town mentality and the evolution debate. The two leads do a great job with some excellent speeches and really manage to make both characters sympathetic. The romantic angle feels tacked on but luckily only plays a small role.
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MartinTeller | 81 69th |
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Spencer Tracy is wonderful in this intelligent courtroom drama. There's probably a number of liberties taken with the truth, but it's a good watch nonetheless.
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doctor7 | 88 89th |
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Superb performances, of particular note Spencey Tracer and Gene Kelly, on an issue which is surprisingly still relevant today. While liberties have been taken with what is and isn't acceptable in the court room watching with the frame of mind that Creationism is not a science and arguing for or against it goes outside logical thinking you simply have to let some stuff slide, especially in a court room.
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jeff_v | 53 11th |
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It's a high-pitched battle that pits the defender of Truth, Knowledge and Independent Thought (Spencer Tracy) against a firebreathing ignoramus (Fredric March). The courtroom proceedings are unconvincing and overly dramatic, and Kramer's blunt use of the crowd to rile up emotions is shameless. Tracy sweats and grimaces a lot (he was nominated for an Oscar); March blusters and bellows (before thankfully dropping dead). It could only be considered a classic if you saw it from 100 meters.
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Sheldrake | 100 99th |
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Some of my favorite movies are just about people talking and trying to reach some sort of understanding. There isn't much plot driven drama at the heart of Inherit the Wind-- the results of the trail are immaterial to two old men trying to figure out what their lives have meant and where the future of the country they love is headed. It's simple, haunting, and smart.
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| Average Percentile 69.69% from 824 Ratings |  |