Inherit The Wind (1960)
Creation – the film?
To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work, a film of his life, called Creation has been released, starring Paul Bettany. Whether it’s a good or a bad film is a moot point.
However; I hear that it has not found a US distributor, because evolution is such a touchy subject in America. Quite why, I’m still not sure.
However, in 1960 there was a film called Inherit the Wind with Spencer Tracy. It was based on events in Scopes, Tennessee, where a teacher was put on trial for daring to teach evolution in the classroom. The film came down on the side of Darwinism. Not only did it have no trouble finding a distributor, it was nominated for four Oscars.
So; my question. Why is it that, in the last 49 years, America as a whole has become so much more narrow-minded and religiously bigoted?
It’s being released in the US in December. Part of the reason it had trouble finding a distributor is that Victorian Biopics aren’t terribly exciting.
edit: it will be distributed by Newmarket Films. And to the best of my knowledge, there was only speculation that creationists wouldn’t like it. I challenge you to find creationist protests against it, instead of strawman assertions. That’s the kind of thing the creationists do, rise above that.
Inherit the Wind (1960) Drummond vs Brady
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Inherit the Wind
$6.25 Explosive courtroom drama, based on the famed Scopes "Monkey Trial" of the '20s that pitted Creationists against Evolutionists and Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan. The magnificent cast, directed by Stanley Kramer, includes Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, and Claude Akins. 128 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby ... |
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La Herencia Del Viento (Inherit the Wind) 1960 Real:stanley Kramer / El Viejo Y El Mar (The Old Man and the Sea) 1958 Real: John Sturges. 2dvd
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Summer For The Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate Over Science And Religion
$6.79 If you haven't seen the film version of Inherit the Wind, you might have read it in high school. And even people who have never heard of either the movie or the play probably know something about the events that inspired them: The 1925 Scopes "monkey trial," during which Darwin's theory of evolution was essentially put on trial before the nation. Inherit the Wind paints a romantic picture of ... |
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