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Inherit the Wind

  • TV Movie
  • 19881988
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 36m
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6.6/10
573
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Inherit the Wind (1988)
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A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
573
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  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writers
    • Jerome Lawrence(play)
    • Robert E. Lee(play)
    • John Gay(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Jason Robards
    • Darren McGavin
  • Director
    • David Greene
  • Writers
    • Jerome Lawrence(play)
    • Robert E. Lee(play)
    • John Gay(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Jason Robards
    • Darren McGavin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Matthew Harrison Brady
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Henry Drummond
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • E.K. Hornbeck
    John Harkins
    John Harkins
    • Judge
    Megan Follows
    Megan Follows
    • Rachel Brown
    Kyle Secor
    Kyle Secor
    • Bertram Cates
    Michael Ensign
    Michael Ensign
    • Reverend Brown
    Don Hood
    Don Hood
    • Mayor
    Jean Simmons
    Jean Simmons
    • Lucy Brady
    Josh Clark
    Josh Clark
    • Davenport
    Scotch Byerley
    • Meeker
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    Ebbe Roe Smith
    • Dunlap
    Douglas Dirkson
    Douglas Dirkson
    • Mr. Bannister
    Richard Lineback
    Richard Lineback
    • Sillers
    Tom McCleister
    Tom McCleister
    • Bailiff
    • (as Thom McCleister)
    Jason Marin
    • Howard
    Ron Hayden
    • Radio Newsman
    Richard Gilbert-Hill
    Richard Gilbert-Hill
    • Radio Newsman
    • (as Richard Gilbert Hill)
    • Director
      • David Greene
    • Writers
      • Jerome Lawrence(play)
      • Robert E. Lee(play)
      • John Gay(teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      The real William Jennings Bryan ran for President three times: 1896, 1900, and 1908. Bryan was the first Presidential candidate to extensively barnstorm during a Presidential campaign in an era when most candidates did not. Although it's suggested that he might be contemplating a run in the next election, which would have been in 1928, it's highly unlikely. He did serve in public office twice - as Congressman from Nebraska from 1891 to 1895 and as Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson from 1913 to 1915, when he resigned over the country's policy toward Germany after the Lusitania was sunk. Despite his fundamentalist Christian beliefs, he was considered as Liberal and Progressive, supporting anti-Imperialist policies and trust-busting.
    • Goofs
      Actor Kyle Secor, as Bertram Cates, wears glasses of which the frames are historically incorrect. In the 1930s, the frames would be metal. Additionally, the handles of the frames would curl and hook around each ear instead of the modern-day version which only slightly hooks around the back of the ear. While the "Ful-Vue' shape of the lenses is correct, 1930s glasses did not have the nose bridge comfort pads of modern-day glasses. And while tortoiseshell frames were just beginning to come into style, it is doubtful that a young man during the Great Depression would be able to afford tortoiseshell frames on a teacher's salary and would opt for the gold metal frames which were more popular and readily available. In this film, Secor wears modern frames that appear to be tortoiseshell with modern-day handles.
    • Quotes

      Rachel Brown: I don't understand it, and what I do understand I don't like. I don't believe I came from apes and monkeys. You see, I really haven't thought very much. I was always afraid of what I might think. It seemed safer not to think at all. Maybe - maybe what Mr. Darwin wrote is bad. Bad or good I think ideas have to come out. I think they should be heard. I don't think they ought to pass laws against them.

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      Featured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)

    User reviews19

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    My Fave!
    I consider this the most entertaining of the three versions. Though I am a bigger fan of George C. Scott than of Kirk Douglas, I think that Douglas, supported consummately by Jason Robards, makes a far better Matthew Brady. I do like the original play, but I find that fidelity to an old original in many cases does not work well in making an entertaining movie. Now I hope someone will make a movie of the Intelligent-Design case in Pennsylvania recently. Inherit the Wind is based only very loosely on the actual Scopes Trial, which was "set up" as a test case by the ACLU (to which I gladly belong, nonetheless); the Pennsylvania case appears to have been a genuine spontaneous phenomenon, complete with elements of deceit, comedy, and sex!
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Brady-Skandal
    • Filming locations
      • Jacksonville, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Vincent Pictures
      • David Greene Productions
      • Robert Papazian Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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