Guess Who's Coming to Dinner [40th Anniversary Edition]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner [40th Anniversary Edition]

Director: Stanley Kramer Cast: Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
, Katharine Houghton
Katharine Houghton
Stanley Kramer
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner [40th Anniversary Edition]

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner [40th Anniversary Edition]

Director: Stanley Kramer Cast: Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
, Katharine Houghton
Katharine Houghton
Stanley Kramer

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Overview

Old-line liberals Matt and Christina Drayton (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) have raised their daughter Joey (Katharine Houghton) to think for herself and not blindly conform to the conventional. Still, they aren't prepared for the shock when she returns home from a vacation with a new fianc?: African-American doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier). While they come to grips with whatever prejudices they might still harbor, the younger folks must also contend with John's parents (Roy Glenn Sr. and Beah Richards), who are dead-set against the union. To complicate matters, the older couple's disapproving maid (Isabel Sanford) and Christina's bigoted business associate (Virginia Christine) put in their two cents' worth. While Joey is determined to go ahead with the wedding no matter what people think, John refuses to consider marriage until he receives the unqualified approval of all concerned. The closing monologue delivered by Spencer Tracy turned out to be the last scene ever played by the veteran film luminary, who died not long after the production. The film was a success in the racially volatile year of 1967 and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won for Hepburn and screenwriter William Rose.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/12/2008
UPC: 0043396211001
Original Release: 1967
Rating: NR
Source: SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Language: English
Time: 1:47:00
Sales rank: 171

Special Features

Closed Caption; Introductions by Tom Brokaw, Quincy Jones, Karen Kramer and Steven Spielberg; "A Love Story of Today" featurette; "A Special Kind of Love" featurette; "Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth"; 2007 Producers Guild of America "Stanley Kramer" award presentation to Al Gore; Stanley Kramer accepts the Irving Thalberg Award; Photo gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Spencer Tracy Matt Drayton
Katharine Hepburn Christina Drayton
Sidney Poitier John Prentice
Katharine Houghton Joey Drayton
Cecil Kellaway Minsignor Ryan
Roy E. Glenn Sr. Mr. Prentice
Beah Richards Mrs. Prentice
Isabel Sanford Tillie
Virginia Christine Hilary St. George
Alexandra Hay Carhop
Barbara Randolph Dorothy
Tom Heaton Peter,Peter
D'Urville Martin Frankie,Delivery Boy
Grace Gaynor Judith
Roy Glenn Actor
John Hudkins Cab Driver
Natalie Core Small Role
Art Gilmore Trailer Narrator
John Bear Hudkins Cab Driver
Frank De Vol Composer

Technical Credits
Stanley Kramer Director,Producer
William Rose Screenwriter
Geza Gaspar Special Effects
Georges Glass Producer
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