Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Summary

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner received the Academy Award for Best Actress^[4].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's instance of is recorded as film^[6].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was directed by Stanley Kramer^[7].
• William Rose wrote the screenplay for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner^[8].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's composer is recorded as Frank De Vol^[9].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's genre is comedy drama^[10].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's genre is romantic comedy^[11].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's genre is drama film^[12].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Katharine Hepburn^[13].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Spencer Tracy^[14].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Sidney Poitier^[15].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Katharine Houghton^[16].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Beah Richards^[17].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Cecil Kellaway^[18].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Isabel Sanford^[19].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Roy Glenn^[20].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Virginia Christine^[21].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was Timothy Scott^[22].
• A cast member of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was D'Urville Martin^[23].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was produced by Stanley Kramer^[24].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures^[25].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's director of photography is recorded as Sam Leavitt^[26].
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is part of National Film Registry^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was produced by Stanley Kramer^[24]. It was directed by Stanley Kramer^[7]. William Rose wrote the screenplay for it^[8]. Cast members include Katharine Hepburn^[13], Spencer Tracy^[14], Sidney Poitier^[15], Katharine Houghton^[16], Beah Richards^[17], and Cecil Kellaway^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1967^[28] and March 21, 1968^[29]. The original language of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner was English^[30]. Genres include comedy drama^[10], romantic comedy^[11], and drama film^[12]. It is part of National Film Registry^[27]. It was distributed by video on demand^[31].

Subject and Themes

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner's main subject is interracial marriage^[32].

Reception

Awards received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3]; Academy Award for Best Actress^[4], an award for best leading actress^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1929^[35]; and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5], an award for best screenplay^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1941^[38]. Reviews include 6.5/10^[39], 71%^[40], and 63/100^[41].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner include Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?^[42], an animated series episode^[43], directed by Nancy Kruse^[44].

Why It Matters

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?^[42], an animated series episode^[43], directed by Nancy Kruse^[44].

FAQs

What awards did Guess Who's Coming to Dinner receive?

Honors received include Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[3], Academy Award for Best Actress^[4], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5].