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MONEY
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Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
"A love story of today."
1967 1h 48m EN
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7.6TMDB Β· 940
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancΓ© who is black.
βA love story of today.β
Cast
Spencer Tracy
Matt Drayton
Sidney Poitier
John Prentice
Katharine Hepburn
Christina Drayton
Katharine Houghton
Joanna "Joey" Drayton
Cecil Kellaway
Monsignor Ryan
Beah Richards
Mrs. Prentice
Roy Glenn
Mr. Prentice
Isabel Sanford
Tillie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Writers
- William Rose
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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Grossed $57M β a 14.2Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
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ERA
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59 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Robert C. Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "A love story of today.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stanley Kramer directs. Sam Leavitt behind the camera. Frank De Vol scores. Robert C. Jones cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $4.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Grossed $57M β a 14.2Γ return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
- 359 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 4Directed by Stanley Kramer, shot by Sam Leavitt. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Robert C. Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Spencer Tracy and Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "A love story of today.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0061735 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 16 themes, including "marriage proposal", "san francisco, california", "vacation", "ruling class".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sam Leavitt
- Original score
- Frank De Vol
- Editing
- Robert C. Jones
- Production design
- Robert Clatworthy
- Costume design
- Joe King
- Makeup / hair
- Helen Hunt
- Sound
- Clem Portman
- Runtime
- 108 min Β· 1h 48m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Box office
- $56,666,667
- Return
- 1417% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Silver nugget for the best foreign film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Stanley Kramer
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- ST
Stanley Kramer Productions
US
Columbia Pictures
US
Key crew
- EditorRobert C. Jones
- Production DesignRobert Clatworthy
- ProducerStanley Kramer
- HairstylistHelen Hunt
- Set DecorationFrank Tuttle
- Costume DesignJoe King
- Makeup ArtistJoe DiBella
- Makeup ArtistBen Lane
- SoundRobert Martin
- SoundCharles J. Rice
- Assistant DirectorRay Gosnell Jr.
- OrchestratorAlbert Woodbury
- MusicCarol Kaye
- Script SupervisorMarshall Schlom
- Production SupervisorIvan Volkman
- Visual EffectsLawrence W. Butler
- Assistant DirectorLeonard Kunody
- Sound Re-Recording MixerClem Portman
- Associate ProducerGeorge Glass
- Title DesignerWayne Fitzgerald
- Property MasterClarence Peet
- Camera OperatorWilliam Gossman
- GripMarty Kashuk
- Special EffectsGeza Gaspar
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- marriage proposal
- san francisco, california
- vacation
- ruling class
- family relationships
- social commentary
- prejudice
- interracial relationship
- racism
- dinner
- doctor
- widower
- racial prejudice
- class prejudice
- publisher
- one day timespan
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1967-12-11NRΒ· New York City, New York
- Theatrical1967-12-12NR
Also known as
International titles
- Adivinhe Quem Vem Para JantarBR
- ηηθ°ζ₯εζι€CN
- μ΄λλ°μ§ μμ μλKR
- Indovina chi viene a cena?IT
