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Guess who's coming to dinner /

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Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Guess who's coming to dinner (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Rose, William, 1914-1987 (Screenwriter), Tracy, Spencer, 1900-1967 (Actor), Poitier, Sidney (Actor), Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003 (Actor), Houghton, Katharine (Actor), Leavitt, Samuel, 1904-1984 (director of photography.), DeVol, Frank (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia Pictures Corporation, [1967]
Subjects:
Interracial marriage > Drama.
Racism > Drama.
Parent and adult child > Drama.
Parental acceptance > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Betrothal > Drama.
Betrothal.
Families.
Interracial marriage.
Parent and adult child.
Parental acceptance.
Racism.
Webcast
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Romance films.
Melodrama.
Melodrama > Feature.
Romance > Feature.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Films d'amour.
Mélodrames (Films)
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (108 min.)) : sound, color
Awards:Academy Awards, 1967: Best Actress (Katharine Hepburn) ; Best Original Screenplay (William Rose)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; editor, Robert C. Jones ; music, DeVol.