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Dieguito
Great trial! Spencer Tracy's performance is as good as in The Judgment of Nuremberg.BadFluffy
Wonderful movie. Sadly still very much current. Beautiful writing and performances.To think it wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for best movie, shows how powerful lobbies were even then.
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Say what you want about the crazy, brainless and ignorant people in Hillsboro, but they do have catchy songs!diegoivan
Wonderful!Almost as good as 12 Angry Men.
Siskoid
The sad thing about Inherit the Wind is that it's still relevant today. The 1960 courtroom drama, based on a 1955 play, based on the true events of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, changed the names and details, but fictionalized though it was, still used dialog straight from the trial itself. One would hope the actual events weren't so theatrical (the attorneys make so many speeches, the film can skip closing arguments), but they apparently were, right down to the defense surprise-calling the Bible-thumping prosecutor to testify. In 1925, it was about whether or not science and the Bible were irreconcilable (Fundamentalism vs. Modernism). In 1955, it was really about McCarthyism and the thought police of the day. By 1960, it takes a more universal bent and promotes humanism over organized religion. Watching it in 2019, I feel like we have gone back, and the Fundamentalism shown in the film is today's. The arguments are familiar, as are both the fervor of the sincere believers and the hypocrisies of those who would capitalize on it. Even if it were a story only relevant to its time, Inherit the Wind is still an intense drama, featuring a blazing performance by Spencer Tracy as the Clarence Darrow stand-in, and a pretty cool one by Gene Kelly as a snarky reporter through whom we get some cutting comedy as well. The ever-socially conscious director Stanley Kramer brings it all to life beautifully, with some flair here and there, and a lot of texture.Shrine_4_cinephiles
one of the greatest movies i have ever watched. i felt i was intellectually enriched after watching this movie. Spencer Tracy's performance was monumental.watching stanley kramers movies is simply one of the greatest movie experiences of my life.Mozart78
Great movie and some superb acting...I also never knew Gene Kelly could be such a pain in the you-know-what! I guess I had him typecast in my mind as a song-and-dance man...blewis1992
Romance? Really?Jumping Elephant
...again...Jumping Elephant
It's been a while since I've seen this but I can't remember it being a romance either... someone should really go to IMDb and remove the genre.wilyhawk
Is it possible both sides of the trial were somewhat wrong?I dislike this movie because it tries to show that Christians are murderous, mindless, and unreasonable. Most Christians in the world will follow the teachings of Jesus and show love. They will allow others to believe however they want, even if they believe it is wrong.