Inherit the Wind

The pleasure! Spencer Tracy and Frederic March going at each other. Masterfully spot on. As in most works of art, the passing of time adds to its relevance. Very much true in this case. Fanaticism without reason, such an everyday... Full review

Like Elmer Gantry I first saw Inherit the Wind in the theater in Brooklyn when I was 13 years old. Both of those films dealt with issues arising from the Roaring Twenties out of religion. At the time I thought... Full review

I have recently seen this movie on t.v. and was highly impressed with direction, photography and of course the acting! Spencer Tracy is one of my all time greats along with Frederic March so imagine seeing them together! Some may... Full review

To see brilliant acting at by well-seasoned professionals at their very peak, rent or buy this great American film classic. Timing that is impeccable, nuance as subtle as could be, bravura declamations that are almost stunning in their power and... Full review

We have been blessed with many, many wonderful films over the decades, and we have also been blessed with seeing many, many fine actors and actresses. Here you have a film, with a host of stars; brilliantly portraying characters from... Full review

This movie is made by the performances. The material is very good, but at time its a bit melodramatic and obvious, which is the way the play is. Were it not for the collision of Spencer Tracy and Frederick March... Full review

It really gets my goad when people comment on this film's "overacting". You have no concept of what overacting is until you have watched Berserk! or Strait-Jacket with Joan Crawford! (You'll see what I mean immediately.) Inherit the Wind is... Full review

This movie is well acted both March and Tracy perform remarkably. The story line depicts how ignorance and blind faith can generate a mob mentality. It beautifully reflects the social values of the time and depicts very well the attitudes... Full review

After recently watching each remake of this film, one can easily appreciate what an incredible film the 1960 version is. It is the perfectly made film and should be held up to all as the pinnacle of film making. It... Full review

This film - about the 'Monkey trial' of a teacher who supported the theory of evolution over the teachings of the Bible - has two great reasons for watching it. Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. Together or apart, they are... Full review

Inherit the Wind is based on the famous Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee, where the legality of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution of humans was questioned by Biblical fundamentalists. Equally memorable are the tense respect-disagree dynamic between Brady and the agnostic defense lawyer Henry Drummond (Spencer Tracy) captured on a quiet Tennessee night, the sweat oozing out of the film as a literal and metaphorical reminder of the heat in that state, and the theme song, "Gimme that ol' time religion", u ... Full Review

Inherit the Wind offers two of the finest acting performances of the period. Generally considered a pillar of Hollywood issue-oriented filmmaking, and as entertaining as it is educational, Inherit the Wind has lofty goals and reaches them with extraordinary craftsmanship and intelligence. ... Full Review

Sure, movies stretch the truth, but you have to wonder As a film, Inherit the Wind is well crafted and can entertain even the most jaded of modern audiences. And so, for the historically uninterested, we find ourselves in a small town in 1925 Tennessee, where a highschool teacher named John Scopes (Dick York) has done the unthinkable: He has brought Darwin's theory of evolution into the classroom, casting doubt upon the literal interpretation of the Bible in the process. ... Full Review

LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Director Trevor Nunn brings vividly to life a famous courtroom clash between two idealistic heavyweights in the Old Vic production of " Inherit the Wind ," with unforgettable performances by Kevin Spacey and David Troughton as... ... Full Article

Headlining the play is Christopher Plummer as Henry Drummond and Brian Dennehy as Matthew Harrison Brady. Starring alongside them is Byron Jennings as Rev. Jeremiah Brown, Denis O'Hare as E.K. ... Full Article

New York : The revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind plays its final performance today at the Lyceum Theater. The production opened on April 12th. ... Full Article

Like the Broadway revival two seasons back of "Twelve Angry Men," Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's play is a sterling example of the best of mid-'50s American drama, with its rock-solid construction, incisively drawn characters and unequivocally liberal-leaning moral... ... Full Article

New York : The Broadway revival production of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Inherit the Wind opens today at the Lyceum Theater. Headlining the play is Christopher Plummer as Henry Drummond and Brian Dennehy as Matthew Harrison Brady. ... Full Article

Byron Jennings as Rev. Jeremiah Brown Denis O'Hare as E.K. Hornbeck Terry Beaver as the Judge Beth Fowler as Mrs. Brady The ensemble will feature Steve Brady, Anne Bowles, Bill Buell, Bill Christ, Carson Church, Conor Donovan, Lanny Flaherty, Kit... ... Full Article