I didn't realise that this is the fictionalisation of a real (1925) court case until after the film had finished. It's an astonishing film, and very sad that nearly 90 years later the same arguments about creation as laid out in the Old Testament and evolution as suggested by Charles Darwin are still argued over. Powerful performances.

Märkligt kontroversiell film. Spencer Tracy är i sitt esse och filmen är bra, fram till ett blaha-slut.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Spencer Tracy and Fredric March give an acting masterclass in Stanley Kramer's classic courtroom drama.

That's thanks in part to a top notch screenplay from Oscar winners Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith.

It would be easy to dismiss Inherit the Wind as simply a "pro evolution liberal movie" However, if you look at it deeper, the movie is about free though. Although it is obvious that that Spencer Tracy's character is agnostic and pro-evolution, his whole argument is based more on fighting for the teacher and the student's right to think for themselves and not face censorship of an unjust law. This is concurrent with the claim that the movie is an allegory for McCarthyism

"He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon."

I thought this was alright. I wasn't blown away, and I was quite interested to see this film having just finished an evolution class. The acting is good and the story is also. It's sad though that 50 years after this film, you could probably go somewhere in America and find people that act like these townspeople.

I don't think any movie has made me more afraid of the bible belt states.
I don't care if your an atheist or not, this is a must see movie. It's one of the finest crafted, most important social commentary movies ever, and a gripping courtroom drama to boot. This brilliant film truly shows the dangers of religious ignorance and blind resistance to progress.

Very intellectual and witty sounding debate delivered in a melodramatic, silly yet hugely enjoyable way. Having characters speak almost entirely in metaphors does get a bit annoying apparently and there's too many lines saying X should be Y and Y should be X which makes it stop being so clever. Also I hate judging movies being surprisingly good for their time but here it adds to the appeal and would feel surprising even now to have A list stars in an atheist movie.

A well made courtroom drama, powerful and gripping. The more I see of Spencer Tracy, the more I want to see. This film had a good message, and great people to pass it along. Blind faith and ignorance of others will always make for great stories.

Nothing like reality but enormous entertainment value. Long live the South!