USA,
1960, 128 min
Directed by:
Stanley KramerCinematography:
Ernest LaszloComposer:
Ernest GoldCast:
Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan, Claude Akins, Elliott Reid, Paul Hartman, Philip Coolidge, Jimmy Boyd (more)VOD (1)
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When a teacher in a small Tennessee town is brought to trial for teaching Darwinism, attorney Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) faces off against fundamentalist leader Matthew Harrison Brady (Fredric March) in an explosive battle of beliefs. Also operating as a searing critique of McCarthyism, Inherit the Wind was nominated for multiple Academy Awards, and is rightfully recognised as one of the most entertaining, and provocative films of its era. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1961 - Spencer Tracy (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1961 - Harold Jacob Smith, Nedrick Young (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1961 - Ernest Laszlo (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1961 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - Best Film
- 1961 - Fredric March (Best Foreign Actor)
- 1961 - Spencer Tracy (Best Foreign Actor)
Golden Globes
- 1961 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1961 - Spencer Tracy (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1960 - Fredric March (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
- 1960 - Stanley Kramer (Golden Bear for Best Film)