
Inherit the Wind
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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7.7/10
470 votes
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77/100 blend
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Warm reception overall — weighted ~77/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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Inherit the Wind (1960)
Stanley Kramer
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