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DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 1, 2005
Budget $435,000
Running Time
1 hour, 53 minutes
Country USA
Studio MGM
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Other Titles
• Dinner at Eight
• Freitag abends um acht (1933)
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Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy, Infidelity, Blackmail, Marriage, Doctor, Society
Plot: This poignant 1930s comedy features nearly flawless performances by an all-star cast under the deft direction of George Cukor. Based on the successful play by Edna Ferber and George Kaufman, DINNER AT EIGHT is the tale of a socially scheming Park Avenue hostess (Billie Burke) who performs a series of clever manipulations to bring about a dinner party for an aristocratic English couple. In the process, she largely ignores the troubles facing her ailing husband (Lionel Barrymore); unwittingly, her choice of guests creates a web of intrigue, malice, and romance. Jean Harlow is exceptional as the shrewd wife of Billie's business adversary, as is John Barrymore, in a powerful, somewhat autobiographical turn as a fading star who drinks his future away. Silent-film performer Marie Dressler made a comeback in the role of the aging stage actress Carlotta.
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Related Movies:
- version of Dinner at Eight (1989)
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| Directed by |
George Cukor
Gone with the Wind, My Fair Lady, The Philadelphia Story |
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 | Marie Dressler
Anna Christie, Tillie's Punctured Romance, That's Entertainment! III | | | | | Edmund Lowe
The Wings of Eagles, I Love You Again, Intruder in the Dust | |
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| Music By |
William Axt
The Thin Man, Tarzan and His Mate, Pygmalion |
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