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Inherit the Wind (1960) Rank 5 Reviews
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Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
While not a perfect movie, it could, for example have been better edited and given a slightly faster pace; but then Stanley Kramer was known for being a bit long winded. Still Inherit the Wind remains an entertaining movie with an interesting topic, ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Stanley Kramer produced and directed one of the masterworks of the legal drama by bringing to the screen this story of one of the landmark lawsuits of history -- the 1925 Scopes "monkey trial." The names have all been changed (unfortunately ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
Although this is another simple, low-budget release from MGM, the quality of the film overcomes the shortcomings of the disc (as is often the case with this catalog rich with classics). As an introduction to issues that are fundamental to our nation, ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at DVD Talk (Gil Jawetz)
Daily-Reviews.com (Ken Cenerelli)
Inherit The Wind hasn't lost much over the years and it stands up very well. The top-notch performances are still wonderful to watch and although the controversy the film portrays may have settled down, Inherit The Wind magnificently encapsulates a time ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Ken Cenerelli)
UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
One of the classic courtroom dramas comes to DVD. Directed by the always socially-concerned Stanley Kramer, this1960 film features head-to-head legal combat between acting powerhouses Spencer Tracy and Fredric March. Stand back, everyone. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
filmcritic.com Inherits the Wind
Needless to say, the town of Dayton, Tennessee became a circus when the trial began. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at filmcritic.com Inherits the Wind
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
All the names were changed, but the events depicted in Stanley Kramer's Inherit the Wind were based on one of the most spectacular court battles of the first half of the 20th century. The trial is usually referred to as the "Scopes Monkey Trial, "which ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
This is, of course, based on the real life 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial, but names have been changed, though the events remain constant. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at DVD Authority.com ("Fusion3600")
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dale Dobson)
It goes without saying that Spencer Tracy and Fredric March bring intensity and consummate craft to their performances-Drummond and Brady are old friends, pitted against each other in the courtroom over a difference of ideas, and their scenes together gen ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Dale Dobson)
dvdfuture.com (George Castillo)
One thing that is definitely not worth lauding is the fact that MGM did not make this movie with better sound. The mono sound is scratchy and not very crisp, even though the back cover said it was in Dolby Digital. It could have been greatly improved. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at dvdfuture.com (George Castillo)
Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Back when fundamentalist Christians used to carpet-hymn the streets and gather at grassy knolls to filibuster hellfire (at least, that's how dem ignint folks does it in this movie), the thorny battle of Evolution versus Creation was met in Tennessee at th ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
will help teachers and parents raise a crucial question that must be resolved by all democracies, i.e., the proper balance between the rights of the majority and the rights of the individual. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
There is an old saying that everything that was old will become new again. The most basic, the most fundamental problems that the race of man confronts are visited upon us time and time again. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
VideoVista
It's a rare American film that takes the grand clash of ideas as almost its entire central subject matter, and Inherit The Wind has for that reason alone for long been a personal favourite. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at VideoVista
DVD Verdict (Barrie Maxwell)
The southern U.S. of the 1920s was a battleground of words and laws over the issue of the creationist view of mankind of the Bible and evolutionary views originating with Charles Darwin. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at DVD Verdict (Barrie Maxwell)
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The so-called Monkey Trial of 1925 put a young high school teacher named John T. Scopes on trial for violating a state law, passed the same year, prohibiting the teaching of any theory that denied the biblical account of divine creation. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Film Atheist
The battle is over evolution and whether a man can state ideas or if we all must be constrained by narrow dogma. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at The Film Atheist
Edinburgh U Film Society (Ian Lindley)
Needless to say, its attempts to resolve the conflict between bible and laboratory reach not-so-deep into the Protestant heart of white America. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Ian Lindley)
The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
Its story centers around the issue of evolution vs. creationism, in the prosecution of 24 year-old Dayton High School mathematics teacher and sports coach - and substitute science teacher -John T. ...read the complete Inherit the Wind movie review at The Greatest Films (Tim Dirks)
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