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Summary:
Old-line liberals Matt and Christina Drayton (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn) have raised their daughter Joey (Katharine Houghton) to think for herself and not blindly conform to the conventional. Still, they aren't prepared for the shock when she returns home from a vacation with a new fianc... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Spencer Tracy - (Matt Drayton)
Katharine Hepburn - (Christina Drayton)
Sidney Poitier - (John Prentice)
Katharine Houghton - (Joey Drayton)
Beah Richards - (Mrs. Prentice)
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Review:
Nominated for ten Academy Awards, this comedy-drama achieves classic status for several reasons. The first and most obvious is its early exploration of interracial marriage, a still-taboo subject at a time when violent racial riots were igniting in cities across the United States. Director Stanley Kramer, known for dissecting serious social i... Continue >>

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