Father of the Bride (1950)

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 237 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father deals with the chaos and expense of planning his daughter's wedding. He navigates family tensions and comedic mishaps along the way.

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What happens

Father of the Bride is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the 1949 eponymous novel by Edward Streeter. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, and Elizabeth Taylor, and follows a man trying to cope with preparations for his daughter's wedding. Father of the Bride was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture; Best Writing, Screenplay; and Best Actor (for Tracy). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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