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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, and written by William Rose. It stars Spencer Tracy (in his final role), Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn, and features Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: Directed by Stanley Kramer. With Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton. A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.
Kramer has taken a controversial subject (interracial marriage) and insulated it with every trick in the Hollywood bag. There are glamorous star performances by Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy made more poignant by his death.
When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents.
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Despite considering themselves liberal and open-minded, a couple must overcome their own latent racism when their strong-willed daughter wants to marry a distinguished black physician when she brings him home for dinner after meeting on a vacation.
Reviewer: rlc27544 - - March 1, 2020 Subject: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) stars Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn, and features Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton. 2,888 Views
When Joanna Drayton, a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents. Matt Drayton and his wife Christina are wealthy liberals who must confront the latent racism the coming marriage arouses.
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? (1967) A daughter brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, not having told them he's black.
Watch Now. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) NR 12/11/1967 (US) Drama , Romance 1h 48m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A love story of today. Overview. A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. Stanley Kramer. Director. William Rose. Writer.
Joanna (Katharine Houghton), the beautiful daughter of crusading publisher Matthew Drayton (Tracy) and his patrician wife Christina (Hepburn), returns home with her new fiancé John Prentice (Sidney Poitier), a distinguished black doctor.
