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Inherit the Wind
from United Artists
starring Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson
directed by Stanley Kramer

Features:

• Black & White
• Closed-captioned
• Dubbed
• DVD-Video

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• 2.5 stars out of 4
  The Bottom Line:
  Inherit the Wind has interesting scenes, but consistently undermines them by piling on so much drama and excess that by the end it merely seems to consist of people yelling at each other; the film isn't terrible, but it doesn't make the most of a promising cast or subject.

• Timeless
  The cast is incomparable; when Gene Kelly is only a supporting actor, you know that something special is in store for you. The camera work is wonderful. The dialogue is truly memorable. One can quote Tracy from any one of a number of scenes.
  And the theme is VERY much current and provocative. Let this movie prod your thoughts about what happens when Biblical texts are misused as scientific material for science classes in school instead of as shapers of faith in an OT class in a seminary.
  This... more info

• A Black and White Movie For a Technicolor World
  This is the second in my "series" of films for which I am truly thankful, the problem with that being that it is the first one that most of you will be reading. Such is life. In my first review, which was actually more of a thumbnail appreciation of the original production of THE THING (a film that literally shaped the rest of my life), I mentioned that there was another film that had taught me an important lesson at the age of 12, one that I hope I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Well, INHERIT... more info

• Excellent film, if a big over-acted
  This is an excellent adaption of a great American play, although a bit over-acted, especially by Fredric March. There is absolutely nothing subtle about his performance. I also found Gene Kelly's performance to be quite good. I think his character should be found to be just as annoying as March's, just as self-righteous in his own way. The ending of the movie is one of my favorites... with Drummond slapping the 2 books together as 1 when he walks out. That to me is the most important message of the movie,... more info

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