Inherit the Wind
by Stanley Kramer
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Actor: Dick York, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Spencer TracyDirector: Stanley Kramer
Brand: TRACY,SPENCER
Cinematographer: Ernest Laszlo
Producer: Stanley Kramer
Editor: Frederic Knudtson
Writer: Harold Jacob Smith
Writer: Jerome Lawrence
Writer: Nedrick Young
Writer: Robert E. Lee
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-12-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: United Artists
DVD Reviews of Inherit the Wind
DVD Review: Inherit The Wind Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Classic oldie, great story line concerning evolution being taught in school. Darwins theroy. Must see.DVD Review: Review of Amazon's handling of Inherit the Wind
Summary: 4 Stars
This happens to be my favorite movie, causing me to question my "reasoned (?)" position on creation vs evolution and ended up being the catalyst causing me to ultimately trust the finished work of Jesus Christ in payment of my sin debt.
I've tried, unsuccessfully to purchase this 1960 b&w movie for years and finally found it - in new condition - well priced on Amazon and am very pleased to finally have it in my possession.
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DVD Review: Inherit the Wind
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the top ten best films ever made. We are repeating this scenario today - very frightening!!DVD Review: an intense drama - excellent delivery and never outdated
Summary: 5 Stars
With Spencer Tracy, Federic March and Gene Kelly, I have high expectations of this film. And they raise the standard to such a high level! Credits must be given to the director Kramer, the cinematographer and the inspiring hymns.
Spencer Tracy was fierce, determined as ever. Like Bad Day at Black Rock, he is the lone man fighting for a cause. Here he has the upper hand, judging from his quick response and angle in the court. He plays the lone crusader and the underdog excellently. However, it is Fredrick March that impresses me even more. If you see Dr. Jerkll and Mr. Hyde, The best year of our lives, you will see how much he has changed for this role. If anything is flawed, it will be the make up for the baldness and wrinkles. However, his effort to portray the attorney with insatiable appetite, loud speech and thirst to advance his cause for the fundamental christians is undeniable. It is so un-Federick March! That said, it is a rare gem to see the two two-time Oscar winners, Tracy and March, opposite one another in the court. Another surprise is Gene Kelly. I wish to see more of him in non-dancing roles.
What makes the movie so special is that the script is so tightly woven and lines so well-crafted. It is unfortunate there is no subtitles. The movie should be shown in the classrooms for open discussions. Not to say which is right or wrong (for that matter, I do not think anyone can retrieve any new arguments which can change people's mind on christinaity vs evolution), but more to say that a person should believe in something deep, in themselves, rather than blindly follow a person. Even the idea or the person has a flaw found, one can still be themselves and not be lost. This is what convictions and giants are for. I would love to believe that both Spencer Tracey's and Federick March's roles are doing what they think is good for others and not for themselves. The crowd, on the other hand, changed sides rather too quickly.
The movie ended with a positive note. Great movie.
DVD Review: Buy, don't wait to inherit
Summary: 4 Stars
Inherit the Wind should be viewed by anyone who cares about the art of film acting. Spencer Tracy's performance is simply stunning, effortless and natural despite the theatrical derivation of the script. The legal argument may be old news, but the movie's core subject matter (blind faith vs. thoughtful probing) is as relevant as ever and Stanley Kramer's effective direction helps maintain viewer interest for the lengthy 128 minute running time. The other performances are quite good, with the prominent exception of Gene Kelly. His uncharacteristic dramatic turn as an opportunistic journalist who speaks in flowery and elevated language fell flat, undercut by his own star persona. He simply looks like the same Gene Kelly who sings and dances and it's almost impossible to take him seriously as a cutthroat newsman. Perhaps if his costuming and makeup had been different the result would be better...which brings me to my only other criticism of the film itself. I'm not certain whether to place the fault with the makeup or the lighting, but Frederic March's clearly visible bald cap and padding often undermines his otherwise convincing performance as Bible-thumping prosecutor Matthew Brady. That does it for criticism of the film. The DVD itself, however, must be taken to task for its non-anamorphic widescreen transfer. This movie deserves better, but see it anyway to marvel at Spencer Tracy's stunning performance and enjoy the film's other sterling qualities. Recommended.
Description of Inherit the Wind
Two-time Best Actor Oscar?(r) winners* Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in this thrilling re-creation of the most titanic courtroom battle of the century. Garnering four Academy Award?(r) nominations**, including Best Actor (Tracy), and featuring Gene Kelly in a rare, critically-acclaimed dramatic role, Inherit the Wind is powerful, provocative cinema and "a heaping measure of entertainment" (The Hollywood Reporter)! The controversial subject of evolution versus creation causes two polar opposites to engage in one explosive battle of beliefs. Attorney Clarence Darrow (Tracy) faces off against fundamentalist leader William Jennings Bryan (March) in a small Tennessee town where a teacher has been brought to trial for teaching Darwinism. Let the trial begin...and watch the sparks fly!Two of the juiciest roles in the American theater fall at the feet of Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, and both men make a meal of it. Inherit the Wind, based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a slightly fictionalized account of the Scopes Monkey Trial, that galvanizing legal drama of the 1920s. When a young Tennessee teacher is prosecuted for teaching the theory of evolution in a public school, he receives unwanted public attention as well as the legal advice of a giant. Tracy plays the role based on Clarence Darrow, the eloquent defense attorney, and March storms his way through a part based on Williams Jennings Bryan, the failed presidential candidate (and famed orator) who prosecuted the case. Gene Kelly plays a character based on the acid-penned H.L. Mencken, reporting on the trial and caustically commenting on the absurdity of the human animal. Stanley (Judgment at Nuremberg) Kramer's direction is not especially subtle, but the verbal fireworks unleashed during the trial sequences are still stirring. Even the different styles of the actors are intriguing: March is all mannerism and false padding around the belly, while Tracy does his patented naturalistic grumbling. It would be nice if this story were a quaint period piece, but its issues and arguments keep reemerging in the headlines with each new generation. --Robert Horton
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