This film is produced by Columbia Pictures, directed by Stanley Kramer . Through the marriage of blacks and whites, the film reveals a very sensitive social problem that has long existed in American society. The complex emotions of the characters are expressed in a very fresh, smooth and harmonious way. The film won the 40th Oscar (1967) Best Screenwriting and Best Actress Award. The subject was controversial in the past , but now it seems a little try to please the public with claptrap; to play to the gallery , especially the practice of taking away the bride that day seems unkind and has nothing to do with racial discrimination. The film uses meticulous techniques to portray the inner psychological conflicts of the characters. This film is the last screen collaboration between Spencer Tracy and Hepburn, the off-screen partner (Spencer Tracy died later). The actor playing the daughter is Hepburn's niece.
The daughter of Drottning Kristina , played by Katharine Houghton Hepburn, is played by her niece Katharine Hockton.
Seventeen days after the film was completed, Spencer Tracy died of illness.
The three-inch bronze statue of Spencer Tracy in the movie was the idea of Katharine Houghton Hepburn. In 2004, this statue was auctioned for US$316,000.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn has never watched this movie in its entirety, and she said that the memory of Qusai is heartbreaking.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn had to use his salary to support the production of this film, because Qusay was so sick that the company thought he could not complete the film.
In some shots, the audience can clearly see Hepburn's head and hands shaking. This is her genetic disease.
When Martin Luther King was assassinated, the movie was still on the air. At first, there was a line in the movie, "Who do you think you are, Martin Luther King?" After King was assassinated, the film company immediately notified the theater and suggested deleting this segment.
The glasses that Qusai wore in the movie had no lenses.
This film is the last screen collaboration between Spencer Tracy and Hepburn, the off-screen partner (Spencer Tracy died later).
