Inherit the Wind
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Genre	Drama
Based on	Inherit the Wind 1955 play by Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee
Written by	Nedrick Young Harold Jacob Smith
Directed by	Daniel Petrie
Starring	Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Beau Bridges
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Dennis Bishop
Cinematography	James Bartle
Editor	Paul LaMastra
Running time	114 minutes
Production companies	MGM Television Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29)

Inherit the Wind is a 1999 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1955 play of the same name which originally aired on Showtime on May 29, 1999. The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials.^[1]

George C. Scott, appearing in his last film performance before his death in September of 1999, played Brady. In the 1996 Broadway revival, he had played Drummond.^[2]^[3]

Plot summary

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Cast

Jack Lemmon as Henry Drummond
George C. Scott as Matthew Harrison Brady
Beau Bridges as E. K. Hornbeck
John Cullum as Judge Coffey
Brad Greenquist as Tom Davenport
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 works studied under Drama for the IGCSE.

Notes

External links and references

Films directed by Daniel Petrie

The Bramble Bush (1960)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The Main Attraction (1962)
Stolen Hours (1963)
The Idol (1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
A Howling in the Woods (1971)
Moon of the Wolf (1973)
The Neptune Factor (1973)
The Gun and the Pulpit (1974)
Buster and Billie (1974)
Mousey (1974)
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Lifeguard (1976)
Sybil (1976)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
The Betsy (1978)
Resurrection (1980)
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Six Pack (1982)
The Dollmaker (1984)
The Bay Boy (1984)
Half a Lifetime (1986)
Square Dance (1987)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Lassie (1994)
Kissinger and Nixon (1995)
The Assistant (1998)
Inherit the Wind (1999)
Seasons of Love (1999)
Walter and Henry (2001)
Wild Iris (2001)

Scopes trial (1925)

Scopes trial (1925)
People	Prosecutors (William Jennings Bryan; Tom Stewart (politician)) Defense Lawyers (Clarence Darrow; Dudley Malone; Arthur Garfield Hays) H. L. Mencken (journalist) John T. Raulston (judge) John T. Scopes (defendant) George Rappleyea (test case)
In fiction	Inherit the Wind play 1960 film 1965 film 1988 film 1999 film Monkey Town
Related	Butler Act Civic Biology The Great Monkey Trial Six Days or Forever? Epperson v. Arkansas (1968)