Inherit the Wind

Name: Inherit the Wind
Genre: drama
Released: 1960
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson

Inherit the Wind (1960) — drama film. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York. This page maps 4 characters and 6 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 7.7/10 from 483 votes.

Interactive Features for Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 4 characters interconnect through 6 relationship links.
AI Story Visualization & Plot Analysis — AI-powered breakdown of story structure, emotional arcs, turning points, and narrative progression.

Story Analysis

A legal battle over evolution versus biblical literalism explores faith, science, and free thought.

Drama · 7.7/10 · 128 min · 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.