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. It was George C. Scott's final film role. In the 1996 Broadway revival, he had played Drummond.
Plot summary
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.
See also
Notes
External links and references
- Inherit the Wind at IMDb
- Inherit the Wind at AllMovie
- Inherit the Wind at the TCM Movie Database
- Geoffrey Gould reports from the set of Inherit the Wind
- Variety review
- Pals revisit Scopes in Inherit the Wind
