Cinematic background from Inherit the Wind 1960 - 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.

Inherit the Wind

1960

Biography, Drama, History

Directors:
Stanley Kramer
Writers:
Nedrick Young, Jerome Lawrence, Harold Jacob Smith, Robert E. Lee
Official poster of Inherit the Wind 1960 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black and white photo of a group of people marching down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man and a woman face to face in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man sitting at a table with his arms crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men sitting in front of each other in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A couple of men standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man with a bald head and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men sitting at a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old man sitting next to a man wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a suit and a hat is looking at a cupcake; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man standing in front of a desk in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black - and - white photo of men sitting in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men in a room with a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in a white shirt and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black and white photo of a group of men in suits and hats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a woman with a hat on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of people in a courtroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man with a bow tie standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in a courtroom with a judge in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in a courtroom with a crowd of people watching; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men sitting around a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Black and white photograph of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black and white photo of a man with a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a man holding a microphone in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man with a bow tie and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old newspaper with a picture of a man on it; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a priest's outfit with a woman in a crowd behind him; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of people in a room with a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man sitting in a chair in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men face each other in front of an audience; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A woman with a hat sitting in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man sitting at a desk with two other people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old man sitting in a courtroom with a bunch of people in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men are standing in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a striped dress shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man and a younger woman looking at each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man and a woman looking at a picture of a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man in a suit and bow tie standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a man in a bow tie holding up one finger; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man standing in front of a group of men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in front of a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a woman in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black - and - white photo of people marching down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a man in a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man wearing a priest's outfit standing in front of a dark sky; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black and white photo of people sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men and a woman in a court room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men sitting next to each other in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of people standing around a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black - and - white photo of two men in suits and hats; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men sitting around a table talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man and woman looking at an old picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a man looking at a woman in bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men are posing for a picture in front of an audience; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man and a young woman standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black - and - white photo of two men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A black and white photo of a man and a woman in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man holding a book in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a man and a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – Two men are sitting at a table and one of them is holding up a card; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A group of men and women standing in front of a crowd of onlookers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An old photo of a crowd of people walking down the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A man and a woman in a courtroom with an older man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – A large crowd of people are holding signs; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Inherit the Wind” (1960), directed by Stanley Kramer – An older man with a shaved head looks to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle