Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner film by Kramer [1967] Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Guess-Whos-Coming-to-Dinner Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Guess-Whos-Coming-to-Dinner Written by Frannie Comstock Frannie Comstock is a writer based in Chicago. Frannie Comstock Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Aug 27, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, American comedy-drama film, released in 1967, about a white couple who are forced to confront their liberal political beliefs when their daughter announces her engagement to a Black man. Directed by Stanley Kramer and starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, the film was a box-office hit and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. It was released a few months after the legal case Loving v. Virginia struck down a ban on interracial marriage, and it is considered a landmark film for its sympathetic treatment of a controversial topic. Cast Matt and Christina Drayton ...(100 of 1336 words)

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