Inherit the Wind (1988 film)
Appearance
Inherit the Wind | |
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Written by | John Gay Based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee |
Directed by | David Greene |
Starring | Kirk Douglas Jason Robards Darren McGavin Jean Simmons |
Theme music composer | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Original release | |
Release | March 20, 1988 |
Inherit the Wind is a 1988 American television film adaptation of the play of the same name. The original 1955 play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.[1] This version differed from the two previous films by attempting to make Brady more sympathetic and the storyline (according to its producers) "a bit more fair to both sides."[2]
Cast
- Jason Robards as Henry Drummond
- Kirk Douglas as Matthew Harrison Brady
- Darren McGavin as E. K. Hornbeck
- Jean Simmons as Lucy Brady
- Michael Ensign as Rev. Brown
Awards
- Won:Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special - Peter Douglas (executive producer) and Robert Papazian (producer)
- Won:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special - Jason Robards
- Nominated: Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special-Stevan Larner
See also
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External links and references
Categories:
- 1988 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1980s drama films
- Films about religion
- Films based on actual events
- Legal films
- American courtroom films
- Films about lawyers
- American films based on plays
- United Artists films
- Films shot in Oregon
- Films directed by David Greene
- Scopes Trial
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie winners
- American drama films
- American television films
- Cultural depictions of Clarence Darrow
- Screenplays by John Gay (screenwriter)
- American drama television film stubs