A liberal white couple (Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, in Tracy's last appearance) put their platitudes to the test. They always taught their daughter (Katharine Houghton, Hepburn's niece) that all people are created equal, regardless of race or religion... until she unexpectedly brings home a black doctor (Poitier) and announces that they're engaged. Academy Award Nominations: 10, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Spencer Tracy.
Shot in Technicolor on location in San Francisco, California.
Actor Spencer Tracy's last film.
Katharine Hepburn won her second Oscar for her portrayal of Christina Drayton.
Feature film debut for actress Katharine Houghton, Katharine Hepburn's niece.
Song "Glory of Love" sung by Jacqueline Fontaine.
Additional cast: Barbara Randolph (Dorothy), John Hudkins (Cab Driver), Alexandra Hay (Car Hop), Skip Martin (Delivery Boy), Grace Gaynor (Judith), and Tom Heaton (Peter).
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Introductions:
1. Tom Brokaw
2. Quincy Jones
3. Karen Kramer
4. Steven Spielberg
Featurette:
1. "A Love Story of Today"
2. "A Special Kind of Love"
3. "Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search For Truth"
4. "2007 PGA Stanley Kramer Award Presentation to Al Gore"
5. "Stanley Kramer Accepts the Irving Thalberg Award"
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Costume Designer
Jean Louis:
Costume Designer
Joe King: Actor/"Until They Get Me"
Director of Photography
Sam Leavitt: American Director of Photography/Cinematographer
Makeup
Ben Lane: Makeup Artist
Music Director
Frank DeVol:
Production Designer
Robert Clatworthy:
Special Effects
Geza Gaspar: Special Effects
Makeup
Joseph Di Bella:
Review 1:
4 stars out of 5 -- "[O]verall a compassionate and often funny argument that all you need is love."
Source: Empire
p.142 03/01/2008
Review 2:
"Hepburn's extraordinary commitment to Tracy still sears the screen."
Source: Total Film
p.7 03/01/2004
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