The Film That Put Sidney Poitier In Superstar Status! A 1967 romantic comedy drama produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, this plot centers around an affluent couple whose liberal views are put to the test when their daughter brings home her fiancé. Stars Spencer Tracy (in his final role), Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Hepburn, and features Hepburn's niece Katharine Houghton.