The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972 film)

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'''''The Man Who Came to Dinner''''' is a 1972 American TV adaptation of the play ''[[The Man Who Came to Dinner]]''. It was directed by [[Buzz Kulik]] for [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]].<ref>INSIDE TV: Star of CBS Film to Make Broadway Bow
Los Angeles Times 6 Oct 1972: e22. </ref><ref>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Now?
By MARK SHIVASLONDON. New York Times 26 Nov 1972: D13. </ref>
==Cast==
*[[Orson Welles]]
*[[Lee Remick]]
*[[Joan Collins]]
*[[Don Knotts]]
==Production==
Orson Welles had been offered the role of Sheridan Whiteside on Broadway but turned it down because of the time commitment although he always loved the play. The play was updated for the modern day and Whiteside turned into a TV talk show host.<ref>ORSON WELLES PLAYS 'THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINER': Orson Welles: the perpetual who came to dinner 'THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER'
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 26 Nov 1972: r1. </ref>
==Reception==
The ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "a splendid romp".<ref>'Dinner' Updated for Romp on TV
Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 30 Nov 1972: e17. </ref>
==References==

==External links==
*[http://bit.ly/2SDqESK ''The Man Who Came to Dinner''] at BFI
*[https://imdb.to/2MWXCIq ''The Man Who Came to Dinner''] at [[IMDB]]
[[Category:1972 in film]]

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