Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond
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Spencer Tracy as Henry Drummond is the principled defense attorney in the film "Inherit the Wind," who champions intellectual freedom and challenges religious fundamentalism during a dramatized version of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Inherit the Wind (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Inherit the Wind (1960 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsContext | Spencer Tracy received an Academy Award nomination for this role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Clarence Darrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | legality of teaching evolution in public schools ⓘ |
| characterName | Henry Drummond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith | Matthew Harrison Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defends | Bertram Cates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsFor | teaching evolution ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle |
rhetorically powerful
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witty ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
courtroom drama
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drama ⓘ |
| ideologicalStance |
civil libertarian
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pro-academic freedom ⓘ pro-evolution ⓘ |
| legalCaseDepicted | Scopes Monkey Trial (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | cross-examines Matthew Harrison Brady on the Bible ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
heroic
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principled ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
champion of rational inquiry
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critic of dogmatism ⓘ |
| notableScene | final speech defending the right to think ⓘ |
| occupation | defense attorney ⓘ |
| opposes | religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| portrayalReception | critically acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryThemeAssociation |
conflict between science and religion
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freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ intellectual freedom ⓘ |
| relationshipToRealEvents | fictionalized version of Clarence Darrow in Scopes Trial ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfWork | 1960 ⓘ |
| roleInStory | protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | fictional town of Hillsboro ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
individual conscience
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modernism ⓘ scientific reasoning ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s ⓘ |
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