AIRING, SUN, JUNE 21 at 8PM ET/7PM CT. (1967, TV-PG, ★★★★☆) Starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn and Katharine Houghton.
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, directed by Stanley Kramer, is a landmark drama that blends family conflict, social commentary and heartfelt emotion.
The film follows Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a young woman who returns home to San Francisco with her fiancé, Dr. John Prentice (Sidney Poitier), a respected physician. Her parents, Matt and Christina Drayton (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn), consider themselves progressive, but their beliefs are tested when they learn their daughter plans to marry a Black man.
As both families gather for an unforgettable evening, the film explores love, prejudice, generational change and the courage it takes to challenge social expectations. Anchored by powerful performances from Tracy, Hepburn and Poitier, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner remains one of the most memorable and meaningful films of the 1960s.