Review of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) by David J — 12 Jul 2009

More culturally significant as the final pairing of tracy and hepburn than as a toothless 'race relations' drama - poitier's role in particular is awfully realised.

This review of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) was written by David J on 12 Jul 2009.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner has generally received very positive reviews.

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