Inherit the Wind (1999 film)

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. It was George C. Scott's final film role. In the 1996 Broadway revival, he had played Drummond.

Plot summary

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

External links and references

• Geoffrey Gould reports from the set of Inherit the Wind
• Variety review
• Pals revisit Scopes in Inherit the Wind