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. The original play was written as a parable which fictionalized the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means of discussing the 1950s McCarthy trials. George C. Scott, appearing in his last performance, played Brady. In the 1996 Broadway revival he 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 1999 television films 1999 films 1999 drama films Films about religion Films about lawyers Drama films based on actual events 1990s legal films American courtroom films American films based on plays United Artists films Scopes Trial Cultural depictions of Clarence Darrow Cultural depictions of John T. Scopes Films à clef Films directed by Daniel Petrie American legal drama films Showtime (TV network) films Films scored by Laurence Rosenthal American drama television films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films