Inherit the Wind (1999 film)

Inherit the Wind
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Genre	Drama
Based on	Inherit the Wind 1955 play by Jerome Lawrence Robert E. Lee
Written by	Nedrick Young Harold Jacob Smith
Directed by	Daniel Petrie
Starring	Jack Lemmon George C. Scott Beau Bridges
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Dennis Bishop
Cinematography	James Bartle
Editor	Paul LaMastra
Running time	114 minutes
Production companies	MGM Television Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29)

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. ^[1] It was George C. Scott's final film role. In the 1996 Broadway revival, he had played Drummond. ^{[2] [3]}

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

• List of American films of 1999
• Trial movies

Notes

1. "Inherit the controversy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
2. Scott Leaves Stage During 'Inherit'; Randall Steps In
3. 'WIND' MAY INHERIT CURTAIN SCOTT SCOOTS & SHOW COULD GO

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