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Director
  
Daniel Petrie

First episode date
  
May 29, 1999

Language
  
English

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Inherit the Wind (1999 film) movie poster

Writer
  
Jerome Lawrence
,
Robert E. Lee
,
Nedrick Young
,
Harold Jacob Smith

Release date
  
May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29)

Nominations
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie

Cast
  
Jack Lemmon
(Henry Drummond),
George C. Scott
(Matthew Harrison Brady),
David Wells
(Mayor Carter)

Similar movies
  
Jack Lemmon and George C Scott appear in Inherit the Wind and 12 Angry Men

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Inherit the Wind is a 1999 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.

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George C. Scott played Brady. In the 1996 Broadway revival he played Drummond.

Cast

  • Jack Lemmon as Henry Drummond
  • George C. Scott as Matthew Harrison Brady
  • Beau Bridges as E. K. Hornbeck
  • John Cullum as Judge Coffey
  • Lane Smith as Rev. Brown
  • Tom Everett Scott as Bertram T. Cates
  • Kathryn Morris as Rachel Brown
  • Piper Laurie as Sarah Brady

    • Awards

    Golden Globes

  • Won:Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - Jack Lemmon

    • American Cinema Foundation, USA

  • Nominated: E Pluribus Unum Award, Television Movie

    • Directors Guild of America, USA

  • Nominated: DGA Award, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television, Daniel Petrie

    • Emmy Awards

  • Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Jack Lemmon
  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Beau Bridges

    • Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries -George C. Scott

    • IGCSE Literature

    Drama

  • Inherit the Wind is used as one of the Drama in IGCSE.

    • References

    Inherit the Wind (1999 film) Wikipedia
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    Inherit the Wind (1999 film) IMDb Inherit the Wind (1999 film) themoviedb.org