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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

TV_PG 108 min  -  Drama | Romance  -   12 December 1967 (USA)
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Matt and Christina Drayton are a couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Writer:

William Rose
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Spencer Tracy ...
Sidney Poitier ...
Katharine Hepburn ...
Katharine Houghton ...
Cecil Kellaway Cecil Kellaway ...
Monsignor Ryan
Beah Richards ...
Mrs. Prentice
Roy Glenn Roy Glenn ...
Mr. Prentice (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.)
Isabel Sanford ...
Tillie (as Isabell Sanford)
Virginia Christine Virginia Christine ...
Hilary St. George
Alexandra Hay Alexandra Hay ...
Carhop
Barbara Randolph Barbara Randolph ...
Dorothy
D'Urville Martin D'Urville Martin ...
Frankie
Tom Heaton Tom Heaton ...
Peter
Grace Gaynor Grace Gaynor ...
Judith
Skip Martin Skip Martin ...
Delivery Boy
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Storyline

Joey Drayton brings her fiancé, Dr. John Prentice, home to sunny San Francisco to meet her affluent parents. Their liberal persuasions are now put to the test, for although the young man is an ideal choice (he's highly and internationally respected in the medical field, and he's impeccably mannered, handsome, well dressed and of a respectable California family), he's black. The film, which covers one busy day in the Drayton home, is essentially a drawing-room comedy, a series of cross-conversations between the young doctor and the girl's parents, and finally between all sets of parents and offspring. A simple dinner is extended to include the doctor's parents, who fly up from Los Angeles for the evening, and the crusty but benevolent old Irish priest, a friend of the family. Thus, the title of the film . . . Written by filmfactsman  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Parenthood | Maid | Mailman | Father Daughter Relationship  | See more »

Taglines:

a love story of today

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

¿Sabes quién viene a cenar? See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$70,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1970)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Katharine Houghton's feature film debut. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The way Poitier hold/talks on the phone with his father, inviting him to dinner is inconsistent between shots. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
John: You know, I just had a thought. Why don't I go check into a hotel and get some rest, and you go find your folks?
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Connections

Spoofed in "The Carol Burnett Show: Episode #1.22" (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Glory of Love"
(1936)
Written by Billy Hill
Sung by Jacqueline Fontaine at the restaurant
Sung offscreen by a chorus during opening and closing credits
Played in the score often See more »