Father of the Bride(Movie, 1950)

Name: Father of the Bride
Genre: Comedy, Kids & Family, Romance / Love
Released: 1950
Duration: T01:32:00
Rating: 3.5

1h 32min | Genres: Comedy, Kids & Family, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 85 votes)

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 novel of the same name 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 in a Leading Role (for Tracy). ()

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"Father of the Bride" is currently available on 2 providers. Father of the Bride can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 33min

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 1h 33min

Google Play Movies

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Also available at Amazon.com on: Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Father of the Bride

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About Father of the Bride

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.

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Trailer for Father of the Bride + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Father of the Bride (1950) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 2:14)

Father of the Bride (1950) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p] (Trailer) | Father of the Bride Official Trailer #1 - Elizabeth Taylor Movie (1950) HD (Trailer) | Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: California

Based on: "Father of the Bride" (find it on Amazon)

Derivative works/Adaptions: "Father of the Bride" (movie, 1991)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 20 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/18/1950

Cast: Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Bennett, Don Taylor, Billie Burke, Leo G. Carroll, Moroni Olsen, Melville Cooper, Taylor Holmes, Russ Tamblyn, Frank Orth, Paul Harvey, Richard Alexander, William Bailey, Bess Flowers, Philo McCullough, Harold Miller, Douglas Spencer, Marietta Canty, Fay Baker, Oliver Blake

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Producer: Pandro S. Berman

Screenwriter: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Edward Streeter

Film Editor: Ferris Webster

Director of Photography: John Alton

Composer: Adolph Deutsch

Costume designer: Walter Plunkett

Production Designer: Cedric Gibbons

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der Vater der Braut"

Keywords: marriage, engagement

2 movies in the Collection

1950 Father of the Bride

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