1960 film "Inherit the Wind"
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The 1960 film "Inherit the Wind" is a courtroom drama loosely based on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, exploring the clash between religious fundamentalism and the teaching of evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
courtroom drama film
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film → |
| academyAwardNomination |
Best Actor for Spencer Tracy
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Best Adapted Screenplay → Best Cinematography, Black-and-White → Best Film Editing → |
| addresses |
civil liberties
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religious fundamentalism → |
| basedOn |
play "Inherit the Wind"
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surface form: "Inherit the Wind (play)"
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| blackAndWhite | true → |
| characterRole |
Dick York as Bertram Cates
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Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady → Gene Kelly →
surface form: "Gene Kelly as E. K. Hornbeck"
Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond → |
| cinematographyBy | Ernest Laszlo → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| director | Stanley Kramer → |
| discusses | teaching of evolution in schools → |
| distributor | United Artists → |
| editedBy | Frederic Knudtson → |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form: "California"
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| genre |
drama film
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legal drama → |
| historicalBasis |
State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
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surface form: "1925 Scopes Trial"
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| inspiredBy |
Scopes "Monkey" Trial
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surface form: "Scopes Monkey Trial"
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| mainTheme | clash between religious fundamentalism and evolution → |
| musicBy | Ernest Gold → |
| narrativeFocus | trial over teaching evolution in a public school → |
| notableFor | allegorical treatment of McCarthyism → |
| originalLanguage | English → |
| playwright |
Jerome Lawrence
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Robert E. Lee → |
| portrays |
conflict between science and religion
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freedom of speech → freedom of thought → |
| producer | Stanley Kramer → |
| productionCompany | Stanley Kramer Productions → |
| releaseDate | 1960-07-07 → |
| releaseYear | 1960 → |
| runtime | 128 minutes → |
| screenwriter |
Harold Jacob Smith
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Nedrick Young → |
| setting | fictional town of Hillsboro → |
| starring |
Dick York
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Donna Anderson → Fredric March → Gene Kelly → Harry Morgan → Spencer Tracy → |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s → |
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