The Man Who Came to Dinner

Name: The Man Who Came to Dinner
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1972-11-29
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Orson Welles, Lee Remick, Joan Collins

TV Movie
1972
1h 13m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Orson Welles in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

Comedy

Lecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous small-town bigwig. But he stays rather longer than anyone expects.Lecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous small-town bigwig. But he stays rather longer than anyone expects.Lecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous small-town bigwig. But he stays rather longer than anyone expects.

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7.3/10

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Trivia
Dame Joan Collins (Lorraine Sheldon) wrote in her autobiography "Past Imperfect" that Orson Welles (Sheridan Whiteside) read "every single line" of his part from cue cards.

Quotes
Sheridan Whiteside: [rejecting his "Tang" orange drink] I don't care if it's what the astronauts drink! I want fresh squeezed!

Connections
Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

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9/10

It made a Great Impression

I loved this version when I saw it when it aired in the early seventies. I had never seen the original movie or the play before so this was my first exposure to this work. I found Orson Welles to be perfect for the roll at the time. Since then I've seen the movie with Monty Wooley several times and I loved him and the entire cast in it. Being that this version aired around 40 years ago I don't fully remember it all that well except that I did totally love it and found it memorable. I would love to be able to see it again if they ever do release it to see if it lives up to my original impressions of it and how it compares with the movie.

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