Dinner at Eight (1933 film)
Dinner at Eight is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Frances Marion and Herman J. Mankiewicz, based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's 1932 play of the same title. The film features an ensemble cast of Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore, Lee Tracy, Edmund Lowe, and Billie Burke.
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
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| Based on | Dinner at Eight by George S. Kaufman Edna Ferber |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
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| Cinematography | William H. Daniels |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | August 29, 1933 |
Running time | 113 minutes 111 minutes (Turner library print) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $435,000 |
| Box office | $2,156,000 (worldwide rentals) |
Dinner at Eight continues to be acclaimed by critics; review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 90% based on 21 reviews. In 2023, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
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