| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Spencer Tracy | ... | Matt Drayton | |
| Sidney Poitier | ... | John Prentice | |
| Katharine Hepburn | ... | Christina Drayton | |
| Katharine Houghton | ... | Joey Drayton | |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Monsignor Ryan | |
| Beah Richards | ... | Mrs. Prentice | |
| Roy Glenn | ... | Mr. Prentice (as Roy E. Glenn Sr.) | |
| Isabel Sanford | ... | Tillie (as Isabell Sanford) | |
| Virginia Christine | ... | Hilary St. George | |
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Alexandra Hay | ... | Carhop |
| Barbara Randolph | ... | Dorothy | |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Frankie | |
| Tom Heaton | ... | Peter | |
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Grace Gaynor | ... | Judith |
| Skip Martin | ... | Delivery Boy | |
After a period of vacation in Hawaii, Joanna "Joey" Drayton returns to her parents' home in San Francisco bringing her fiancé, the high-qualified Dr. John Prentice, to introduce him to her mother Christina Drayton that owns an art gallery and her father Matt Drayton that is the publisher editor of the newspaper The Guardian. Joey was raised with a liberal education and intends to get married with Dr. John Prentice that is a black widower and needs to fly on that night to Geneva to work with the World Health Organization. Joey invites John's parents Mr. Prentice and Mrs. Prentice to have dinner with her family and the couple flies from Los Angeles to San Francisco without knowing that Joey is white. Christina invites also the liberal Monsignor Ryan, who is friend of her family. Along the day and night, the families discuss the problems of their son and daughter. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I feel sorry for John Seal, the reviewer above, for his views on this movie, as well as his views on interracial marriage. I think this movie is excellent, I enjoyed the performances of all the actors and the message is important. Racial prejudice was common in 1967, and the very first interracial kiss on TV was still to come (it happened in 1969 on Star Trek). People needed to hear the message this movie contains, that color and race are not something that should prevent two people who love each other from marrying. I am a white American married to a Japanese female and I am proud that our children will grow up to live in a world where people have tolerance for different cultures and beliefs. It is sad to watch Spencer Tracy in this movie, knowing he died weeks after it was made. But it was nice that he could act with Katherine Hepburn, the love of his life, so close to his death. That must have made him happy.