Inherit the Wind

1960 film by Stanley Kramer
Movie film Q1500395
Inherit the Wind
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Inherit the Wind

Summary

Inherit the Wind is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (755 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inherit the Wind received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film[3].
  • Inherit the Wind received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Inherit the Wind's video is recorded as Inherit the Wind (1960) - Trailer.webm[5].
  • Inherit the Wind's image is recorded as Inherit the wind trailer (3) Spencer Tracy.jpg[6].
  • Inherit the Wind's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • Inherit the Wind's director is recorded as Stanley Kramer[8].
  • Inherit the Wind's screenwriter is recorded as Nedrick Young[9].
  • Inherit the Wind's screenwriter is recorded as Harold Jacob Smith[10].
  • Inherit the Wind's composer is recorded as Ernest Gold[11].
  • Inherit the Wind's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Inherit the Wind's genre is recorded as trial film[13].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Spencer Tracy[14].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Fredric March[15].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Gene Kelly[16].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Dick York[17].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Donna Anderson[18].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Harry Morgan[19].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Claude Akins[20].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Florence Eldridge[21].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Elliott Reid[22].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Paul Hartman[23].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Philip Coolidge[24].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Noah Beery Jr.[25].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Norman Fell[26].
  • Inherit the Wind's cast member is recorded as Will Wright[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Inherit the Wind's producer is recorded as Stanley Kramer[28]. Its director is recorded as Stanley Kramer[8]. Screenwriters include Nedrick Young[9] and Harold Jacob Smith[10]. Cast members include Spencer Tracy[14], Fredric March[15], Gene Kelly[16], Dick York[17], Donna Anderson[18], and Harry Morgan[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[29], +1961-03-06T00:00:00Z[30], +1961-05-08T00:00:00Z[31], +1960-07-07T00:00:00Z[32], +1960-10-12T00:00:00Z[33], and +1960-06-26T00:00:00Z[34]. Inherit the Wind's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include drama film[12] and trial film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include rejection of evolution by religious groups[36] and Scopes Trial[37].

Reception

Awards received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1929[40]. Reviews include 8.1/10[41] and 93%[42].

Why It Matters

Inherit the Wind ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (755 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Inherit the Wind receive?

Honors received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [42] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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