Principal cast
Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton and Cecil Kellaway
Film 99 of 498 on the Screen Path
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
A love story of today.
About the film
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1967 film at stop 99 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancรฉ who is black.
Key craft credits
Sam Leavitt (director of photography), Robert C. Jones (editor), Frank De Vol (original music composer) and Robert Clatworthy (production design)
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Release
- 1967-12-11
- Runtime
- 108 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Spencer TracyCharacter: Matt Drayton
- Sidney PoitierCharacter: John Prentice
- Katharine HepburnCharacter: Christina Drayton
- Katharine HoughtonCharacter: Joanna "Joey" Drayton
- Cecil KellawayCharacter: Monsignor Ryan
- Beah RichardsCharacter: Mrs. Prentice
- Roy GlennCharacter: Mr. Prentice
- Isabel SanfordCharacter: Tillie
- Virginia ChristineCharacter: Hilary St. George
- Alexandra HayCharacter: Carhop
- Barbara RandolphCharacter: Dorothy
- D'Urville MartinCharacter: Frankie
Full crew
Full crew
- Stanley KramerCredits: Producer, Director
- Frank De VolCredits: Original Music Composer
- Sam LeavittCredits: Director of Photography
- Robert ClatworthyCredits: Production Design
- Robert C. JonesCredits: Editor
- Frank TuttleCredits: Set Decoration
- Joe DiBellaCredits: Makeup Artist
- Helen HuntCredits: Hairstylist
- Joe KingCredits: Costume Design
- Ben LaneCredits: Makeup Artist
- Leonard KunodyCredits: Assistant Director
- Charles J. RiceCredits: Sound
- Albert WoodburyCredits: Orchestrator
- Carol KayeCredits: Music
- Clem PortmanCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ray Gosnell Jr.Credits: Assistant Director
- Lawrence W. ButlerCredits: Visual Effects
- Marshall SchlomCredits: Script Supervisor
- Robert MartinCredits: Sound
- Ivan VolkmanCredits: Production Supervisor
- George GlassCredits: Associate Producer
- Wayne FitzgeraldCredits: Title Designer
- Clarence PeetCredits: Property Master
- William GossmanCredits: Camera Operator
- Les EversonCredits: Electrician
- Marty KashukCredits: Grip
- Jean LouisCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Geza GasparCredits: Special Effects
- William RoseCredits: Writer
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