Inherit the Wind (1988)
March 20, 1988Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kirk Douglas
Matthew Harrison Brady
Jason Robards
Harry Drummond
Darren McGavin
E.K. Hornbeck
John Harkins
Judge
Megan Follows
Rachel Brown
Kyle Secor
Bertram Cates
Michael Ensign
Reverend Brown
Don Hood
Mayor
Jean Simmons
Lucy Brady
Josh Clark
Davenport
Scotch Byerley
Meeker
Ebbe Roe Smith
Dunlap
Douglas Dirkson
Mr. Bannister
Richard Lineback
Sillers
Tom McCleister
Bailiff
Jason Marin
Howard
Ron Hayden
Radio Newsman
Richard Gilbert-Hill
Radio Newsman
Terry Wills
Man at Counter
Kathy Kinney
Woman at Depot
Glenn Robards
Man at Depot
Robert Broyles
Man on Platform
Michael Joiner
News Photographer
Michael Lindström
Reporter
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Release DateMarch 20, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Filming LocationsOregon, United States
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Inherit the Wind is a 1988 American legal drama television film directed by David Greene and written by John Gay, based on the 1955 play of the same name by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, Darren McGavin and Jean Simmons. It aired on NBC on March 20, 1988.
The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials. 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."
When announced in early 1987, the film was to co-star Douglas and Gregory Peck, under the title The Monkey Trial.