I cry every single time I hear this incredibly poignant moment in this film. Mostly because my own daughter married a black man. They have now been married almost 20 years and have 3 beautiful children. I couldn't be more proud of them and how they have grown together as a couple and how they are teaching their children. It has been one of the most incredible joys of my life. They inspire me every single day.
To say this scene is beautiful is an understatement. This is a classic scene from an even classier film. What makes this scene for me, besides the beauty of the dialogue on face value and the delivery is knowing that Tracy was speaking DIRECTLY to Hepburn when he delivers the speech. He was, knowing he was dying, telling her how much he loved her, how much he felt for her, and a goodbye of sorts. This shatters me, every time I watch it.
You can see Katherine Hepburn crying throughout this scene. This was not in the script. She said later that she couldn't hold the tears back as she knew that Spencer Tracy is very close to death.
Spencer could never marry her or be open about their relationship due to his Catholicism, I think his lines directed at Mrs Hepburn was his way of making up for it. He knew he was close to death, he knew she deserved to hear it. I don’t know, but I like to believe his lines about Hepburn were left out the script to surprise Hepburn, or better yet if those line were written by Spencer’s himself.
Katherine Hepburns tears are real in this classic scene. She knew the end was near for Spencer Tracy. He died shortly after filming wrapped. Hepburn never saw the finished article stating that the pain of Tracy's death was too much for her to see the film. Tracy is just pure class as always.
She almost breaks, at one point in the monologue where he is speaking directly to her, and held it back because she knew if she did they would never be able to finish the scene. It was taking every last erg of Katharine's formidable willpower not to break down on the set.
@@kimcruz1912 If it wasn't for In the heat of the night being slightly better, this film Guess who's coming to dinner would have won Best Picture of 1967 no question!!!!!
Yes they do as a matter of fact. And I thought I saw a bit of a tear in the man that played the father of Sidney Poitier this still gets me everytime I want it knowing that Spencer Tracy dies 2 weeks after this movie was made
I am sad that we’ve lost such an American treasure today, RIP Dear Sidney Poitier. I’ve always admired your incredible talent, elegance, kindness, and strength. Thank you for your beautiful, important, and ground breaking work. You are legendary and absolutely unforgettable!
Please don’t forget Spencer Tracy and Miss Katherine Hepburn. They both loved each other, but because Spencer Tracy was a Catholic he never divorced his wife. Their love lasted 50 years. I saw this film in a theater. Please check out one of Mr. Sidney Poitier early movie. Lillies of the Field.
That true this was his last film and when he said he loved his wife he was saying that to Kathrine for the last time on film so sad. Also Mr Sidney Poitier was a rare human being😢 and he had class that we will not see again
What's heartbreaking to me about this scene is that, 54 years later, so much of it is still relevant. We've progressed considerably since then, but not nearly enough.
I’m living in the shadow of a (much softer) version of this right now. I’m white British, and my boyfriend is Indian. We live in London, and he’s met my family lots of times - they’ve been very welcoming to him, even my 92 year old Grandma has, after she had a moment to get used to the idea and realised how much he loves me and how well he looks after me. I have an aunt in Ireland who is quite prejudiced and has made it clear she is uncomfortable with the situation. He hasn’t met her. I don’t know whether to introduce him to her. I haven’t told him about her negative reaction. Part of me just wants to ignore it and stay away. But also another part says “why should we put up with this?” I like to think that if she actually met him and saw how wonderful he is, it would all be okay. But I am also kind of unwilling to risk it. I don’t want to risk hurting him because of her bigotry. His family are all in India, and we’ve not met yet. His brother and his Dad know about me, and seem to be okay with it. At least they haven’t raised any outright objections. Sadly his Mum died before we met, so she isn’t in the equation, and his older / extended family don’t know anything. It’s been 18 months since we got together. I’m a bit scared about what it will be like when I go to India to meet them. My boyfriend is quite belligerent about it - his view is, “either they accept us or screw them”. But I worry. I am slowly learning some Hindi, so hopefully I’ll be able to communicate a bit, but one of his Grandmas only speaks Tamil and a tiny bit of English. He is close with her, and I worry that she will pull away from him when she finds out about me. I hear them speaking on the phone and she seems so sweet - always worrying about him staying warm in the terrible English climate haha. I just hope it all works out okay and that they can accept me like my family accepted him. We plan to marry and have children. I worry for them, even though they don’t exist yet and may never be conceived. I want any children we have to be loved by all their extended family. I want them to be connected to and proud of their whole heritage. Our situation is nothing compared to what black/ white couples faced back then and still face today in many places. But it’s still more complicated than it should be. I wish we didn’t have to worry about any of this racial bullshit. Like the Dad says in this scene, we’re just two people who happened to fall in love. Our care and respect for each other, our commitment to each other, should be the only thing that matters. Sorry for the essay! I clearly needed to get that off my chest haha.
@@celticcheetah6371 Thanks for sharing your story. It's so sad that you have to worry about these issues, instead of just celebrating that you two found each other. My hope for you is that you can live out your lives together surrounded by people who love you for all the right reasons, and that you won't waste your time making too many concessions for the ones who don't. Please don't let a few peoples' narrow-mindedness cause you to lose out on any of the travel, time with family, and/or other wonderful adventures that appear to be in your future. Best of luck!
That's the greatest last speech anyone could ever have. Here's to you Spencer Tracy, you who have lived far beyond your own mortality and will live beyond our own.
This has got to be one of the greatest scenes in movie history.That last scene always get to me especially at 4:35 when he glances longingly at Hepburn for at least ten seconds maybe longer than that.
The pause as he allows his words to sink in and for everyone to realize his daughter and her fiance manifestly deserve to marry each other is the most powerful part.
"The only thing that matters is what they feel, and how much they feel, for each other. And if it's half of what we felt- that's everything" Best line of any movie!!!
This is one of the most emotional movie scenes ever made. The part where Tracy crosses the room and you see Hepburn in tears gets me every time... And it seems that the more I see it, the earlier I'm in tears myself. Of course, the story behind the scene gets me as much as the scene itself, so the combination of those two elements is very overwhelming.
@@reeceward9817 Tracy and Hepburn were romantically involved at the time as well as Tracy being terminally ill. as I recall he died before the film was released. There are some who have inferred that this monologue is as much the finale to a great movie but a tribute to the love that tracy and Hepburn shared.
When Spencer says that Sidney’s mother tells him that like her husband he’s a burnt out shell of a man that can’t even remember what it’s like to be in love and Spencer says “ that’s one issue that I’m prepared to take issue with because your wrong “ the next 4 minutes contain the most beautiful description of love , true love I’ve ever heard . The tears fall without my permission .this speech is delivered by a master pro at the very end of his life . He was so proud of his work that he told the director Kramer “ if I die right now you have the movie in the can . Katherine tears start when Spencer takes his position next to her .
You could see in that scene, that it was really Spencer Tracy talking to Katherine Hepburn. Every time I see it, I'm deeply moved. It was a great love those two had...
That's how I felt. No acting there. That scene was very real and the most memorable one of the movie. I've watched it over and over. He knew his time was short and he was in my opinion acknowledging her publicly.
This is the first time I've seen this. I search for it because I read that the part where Spencer Tracy said "if it's even half of what I feel for her mother" was HIS sentence, and not at all written originally. He changed the end of the movie because he wanted to declare his love ofr Katharine. And now my eyes are full of tears... What a great love, what a great scene, and what great actors they are...
I can't breathe . All I can ask for is a love even 1/12 of what Kathrine and Spencer had . The hurt and love in her eyes and the confort in his just rips me apart . And love is definitely blind , it knows no race , gender , or religion . This monologue is the true essence of what love is
the most amazing thing about this scene was the fact that the looks of love and affection between hepburn and tracey were real and genuine love. what a tough choice for hepburn to make in not attending his funeral!
Tracy was Catholic and married. She did not attend in deference to his wife. Had she attended it would have turned the funeral into a feeding frenzy per the paparazzi and she knew it.
They were method. They decided to start a relationship in the 40s to make their characters believable as an old married couple. Actors worked harder back then.
Spencer Tracy delivered that scene with perfection. He sums up the point of it all. He was dying and he had a relationship with Hepburn and the love between them is clear.
How can a Director put together three acting geniuses and NOT come up with this historical, unforgetable and TRUE monolog? This was the story of Spencer and Katherine's love. The only difference was that he was married... I really miss the great actors and pictures of yesterday... and to think the three of them are gone... count me in those who are crying in this scene.
I just watched 'Up' for the first time on Friday and the first thing that came to mind when I saw the little old man was Spencer Tracy, particularly in this movie! ;) love this movie so much and especially this scene(it made me cry)
Hepburn's tears HERE are #Real . Spencer Tracy died 9 months BEFORE this movie was released. This WAS his final role. Filming of his role was completed just 17 days before Tracy's death in June 1967. Hepburn never saw the completed film, saying that the memories it would evoke for her of Tracy were too emotional.
Spencer Tracy was magnificent in this movie and capped off a legendary career with his greatest performance. Tracy should have won the Oscar. Columbia made Ms. Hepburn and Director Stanley Kramer place their salaries in escrow to cover the studio due to Tracy's health. Thankfully we have this movie and it's truly splendid final scene to remember Tracy. The behavior of Kate Hepburn and SpencerTracy .and the media's respect of two truly great stars garners respect and admiration.
This is the most beautiful scene, in my opinion, in the history of cinema ❤️❤️❤️.. cry each time i watch this.. all of them, esp. Spencer, did an outstanding portrayal, if you could even call it that.. ❤️❤️
Also, she knew he was, in a way, talking about their personal relationship. He spoke his lines so tenderly, so sincerely, it seemed he was talking about real life (him and Kate).
The Graduate, God Father, Midnight Cowboy - there are a lot of good films through modern film history. But nothing beats this one, the best ever made. Tracy´s and Hepburns appearance is absolutely fantastic.
Movies cannot get any better than this. This cast can put tears in my eyes. Spencer Tracy was amazing Catherine Hepburn incredible Sidney Poitier is perfect role. And we are treated to one of the great motion pictures in our lifetime. And such a simple picture nobody blowing up no special effects just beautiful words beautiful storyline.
A room full off quality actors watching a "Master" at work , for me the finest actor ever. Beautiful Scene that has me in tears every time, would imagine Miss Hepburns tears are like mine, pure emotion . Class Act 👏
Always brings a tear to my eye this scene ... RIP Sidney Poitier. The writing in the script, you just don't get that emotional impact in movies these days.
Spencer Tracy's monologue at the conclusion of this movie is one of the best scenes of this film. A fine way to make an exit before his death. Despite racial differences, he accepts his daughter's love for a young African American doctor. A great cast. Sidney Poitier. Katherine Hepburn. Katherine Houghton. So many good scenes to talk about from one of the best all time movies that deals with interracial relationships. I loved this movie. A LOT!
Spencer Tracy is magnificent in this movie and deserved the Oscar. He died as we all know right after filming. Miss Hepburn is her looks of love speaks more than other actresses would have pages of dialogue. I am sure this last scene is shown in acting schools worldwide. To me, Spencer Tracy who has passed on over 40 years ago remains the screen's greatest actor. Equal to this scene is Tracy's brilliant speech in Judgement at Nuremberg.
I agree 100 percent with Pariss. This is a crying scene for sure. Spencer in real life was not feeling well when this film was made. He saved the best for last as this was his last film. Thank you Spenser.
This must be the best scene from any movie I am still shocked how Spencer Tracey didn't win the Oscar for best actor for this movie he should have won it just for this monologue what a beautiful message this movie brings and Spencer It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World baci x
One of the greatest monologs in cinema history. People view themselves in a certain way and when that view is challenged its a punch in the gut. When Matt shows he's the man Christina always loved you can see her ready to burst. So much going on here.
One of the greatest speeches ever given by a Hollywood performer of all time! Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn and the great Sidney Poitier made this incredible film Outstanding in every way possible!!!!!
I’ve never been able to get through this scene without crying, I couldn’t when I first watched it, and I can’t all these years later now that I’m a burned out withered old shell of a man.
I've heard that there's a point in this speech when Spencer looked at Katharine and she knew that he was dying. I feel like that happens at 3:40. Or maybe 4:35, haha idk. Its so bittersweet to hear him talking straight to her, and not to the character. Great speech.
How I love movies like these, the ones sending positive messages and humanistic morals about who we are, how we should treat our fellow human beings and not give up in the face of adversity. This film is a treasure.
This is probably one of the greatest pieces in the history of cinematography. A great scene. An answer for the question - what is greatness? This is. It is exactly the piece when you should not be ashamed to have tears in your eyes watching it. Compared to this - what we see on our screens today is mostly trash. In my humble opinion. Am I wrong?
Very powerful monologue that is still very relevant for today's world. Tracy was actor's actor. This movie is considered one of the greatest American movies made of all time, and of cultural significance. Knowing that Tracy died 17 days after the conclusion of this movie, it's hard watching Hepburn shed real tears as she knows that the love of her life is very sick and this is likely the last scene he'll ever make. And what a scene. A wonderful actor taking his final bow.
Spencer Tracey, God rest his soul, gives the best heartfelt speech as to why two people who truly love each other should be together, no matter what. I cannot make it through it without tears. The love in that room, at that moment, it just incredible 😔
That scene with Spencer Tracy was so very powerful....Spencer Tracy died about 2 weeks after making this film and it still stands today as his finest moments on film....those tears from Katharine Hepburn were real and the crew on the set were also in tears it was reported....a wonderful classic film.....Rest In Peace Spencer, Katharine and Sidney. ❤️
Katherine Hepburn's reaction was real tears BECAUSE she and Tracy had a REAL LIFE romance, and she knew he was to die soon (6 weeks after this scene). She was overcome by the fact his health was failing and had LIMITED TIME TO LIVE, and knew it was their last scene together, ever. LEGENDARY MOMENT IN CINEMA FOLKS.
If only this romantic depiction of love were to still ring true today. My, how our country has delved into the abyss ever since. The legacy of slavery remains, my fellow citizens. Racism runs deep in our culture and hasn't relinquished its grip. Hollywood made a valiant effort to address it but there's only so much a movie can do. Thank you to Sydney Poitier for blazing a trail for other African American actors and thank you to Spencer Tracy for giving a memorable performance right before he passed. This movie may seem quaint by today's standards but it's message rings true to the end.
Of course we still have rhat legacy - slavery ended only 150 years ago, and then we had another 100 years of legal discrimination. But now we have the most diverse - racially and sexually and gender-wise - Congress ever. And it has been getting more diverse year by year. We have more people year by year entering intermarriage. More Black people entering tje middle class each year. We are nowhere year equality, but slavery's grip is looser today than 10 years ago, which was loose thsn 10 years before that We have work to do, but it is a huge mistake to lose soght of how much progress we have made. And maybe we could learn effective ways of speeding up that progress. That I think is important. However while a Black man and a White woman holding hands on 21st century America still draws looks, it is the second most common type of intermarriage in the US. And about 20% of us are marrying someone of a different race. Just 40 years ago - the rate was 4%. Could anyone have imagined such a thing?
It's a perfect conclusion to a personal and working relationship between Tracy and Hepburn. The speech that Tracy gives though directed to Poitier and Houghton, very well could have been about his relationship with Hepburn. It's reality posing as art. An highly emotional scene and highly memorable one at that.
I break down crying every time I see this ending. It shows how far we've come since movie was made in 1967. On June 12, 1967, The U.S. supreme court ruled that prohibition of marriage based on race was unconstitutional. It really must have took some guts to make this movie in it's era, but the movie is a true classic indeed. They don't make'em like this anymore. GREAT MOVIE!!
This film was amazing just watched the whole thing properly. This ending has made me have tears in my eyes. The acting from Tracy and Sidney was masterful. This wasn’t just a speech about the difference about race but about the true meaning of love and love has no colour. 10/10
BRILLIANT !!!!!!! This was such a incredible movie, Spencer gave his last performance here and did it perfect as usual . Best screenplay - "And if it's half of what we felt...that's everything". Then the look that he gives Katherine- 04:39- no acting, that was real . And the cast was one of the best ensembles ,especially loved Beah Richards,her soft voice when giving Spencer her thoughts was very moving . Oh yeah, and gotta love the lounge singer at the piano-her hairstyle was to die 4.
One of my favorite scenes of ALL TIME!! Always worth the eight minutes!! So beautiful, so eloquent, so moving.. "Pigmentation problem" were the funniest two words spoken in this monologue..
I am in my early 60,s. I have watched every minute of this show I don't know how many times. Has to be at least 15. I could probably recite it word for word. But the last 5 minutes of this movie with his speech, l can't help it but l cry (the ugly cry) every single time. Such a beautiful classic and no special effects. It's just all about the acting and it's superb. I hope one day it's about Curt and I My one true forever love ❤
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I cry every single time I hear this incredibly poignant moment in this film. Mostly because my own daughter married a black man. They have now been married almost 20 years and have 3 beautiful children. I couldn't be more proud of them and how they have grown together as a couple and how they are teaching their children. It has been one of the most incredible joys of my life. They inspire me every single day.
♥️
Did they inspire you to marry a black guy?
Same here!
@@jenpeterson3712 Did you marry a black man?
You made that shit up. Get back on your meds.
To say this scene is beautiful is an understatement. This is a classic scene from an even classier film. What makes this scene for me, besides the beauty of the dialogue on face value and the delivery is knowing that Tracy was speaking DIRECTLY to Hepburn when he delivers the speech. He was, knowing he was dying, telling her how much he loved her, how much he felt for her, and a goodbye of sorts. This shatters me, every time I watch it.
Excellent observation. Thanks
That is why she was crying. She did not have to act. She was so proud of him in that moment. Such a lovely couple.
Katherine states in one of her interviews that she could never watch that scene. It was as you exactly describe it….straight from the heart.
Yes. Spencer Tracy left at the top of his skills/game. Stay safe everyone. Bcool.
Eight minutes of the greatest acting you will ever see,
You can see Katherine Hepburn crying throughout this scene. This was not in the script. She said later that she couldn't hold the tears back as she knew that Spencer Tracy is very close to death.
Spencer could never marry her or be open about their relationship due to his Catholicism, I think his lines directed at Mrs Hepburn was his way of making up for it.
He knew he was close to death, he knew she deserved to hear it.
I don’t know, but I like to believe his lines about Hepburn were left out the script to surprise Hepburn, or better yet if those line were written by Spencer’s himself.
@@jimmy2k4o Agreed/
It is said that KH could never bring herself to watch this movie.
@@jimmy2k4o They were finally living together at the time. She moved in to take care of him.
How did Ms. Hepburn Know?
RIP Spencer Tracy (April 5, 1900 - June 10, 1967), aged 67
RIP Katherine Hepburn (May 27, 1907 - June 29, 2003), aged 96
RIP Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 - January 6, 2022), aged 94
You will always be remembered as legends.
One of the greatest actors of all time giving one of the greatest monologues of all time in one of the greatest movies of all time.
This scene is my favorite scene in movie history...I'm a grown man and I cry at this. If only the world were this perfect
Don't worry I won't tell anybody
Katherine Hepburns tears are real in this classic scene. She knew the end was near for Spencer Tracy. He died shortly after filming wrapped. Hepburn never saw the finished article stating that the pain of Tracy's death was too much for her to see the film. Tracy is just pure class as always.
She almost breaks, at one point in the monologue where he is speaking directly to her, and held it back because she knew if she did they would never be able to finish the scene. It was taking every last erg of Katharine's formidable willpower not to break down on the set.
It is Katharine And Not Katherine.
She loved him so much and Tracy wasn’t a easy man to live with but it work between them 🤔
@@thomasdouglas2006 Katherine Hepburn, Betty Davis, Liza Mineli... it's the internet. People don't like reading.
A beautiful moment in American cinema and a perfect final bow by a great actor.
Don’t make them like they use too movie at the best ❤️
@@kimcruz1912 If it wasn't for In the heat of the night being slightly better, this film Guess who's coming to dinner would have won Best Picture of 1967 no question!!!!!
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And the great Sidney... In both.
@@TheBatugan77 Yep !
The GREATEST actor
It isn't just Katharine Hepburn, all three women have tears in their eyes.
Yes they do as a matter of fact. And I thought I saw a bit of a tear in the man that played the father of Sidney Poitier this still gets me everytime I want it knowing that Spencer Tracy dies 2 weeks after this movie was made
I am sad that we’ve lost such an American treasure today, RIP Dear Sidney Poitier. I’ve always admired your incredible talent, elegance, kindness, and strength. Thank you for your beautiful, important, and ground breaking work. You are legendary and absolutely unforgettable!
Here here here, perfectly said, he sounded good and wow handsome too!
Please don’t forget Spencer Tracy and Miss Katherine Hepburn. They both loved each other, but because Spencer Tracy was a Catholic he never divorced his wife. Their love lasted 50 years. I saw this film in a theater. Please check out one of Mr. Sidney Poitier early movie. Lillies of the Field.
Amen❤️🙏🏻
That true this was his last film and when he said he loved his wife he was saying that to Kathrine for the last time on film so sad. Also Mr Sidney Poitier was a rare human being😢 and he had class that we will not see again
You're correct. Everyone in this movie was great.
What's heartbreaking to me about this scene is that, 54 years later, so much of it is still relevant. We've progressed considerably since then, but not nearly enough.
I’m living in the shadow of a (much softer) version of this right now. I’m white British, and my boyfriend is Indian. We live in London, and he’s met my family lots of times - they’ve been very welcoming to him, even my 92 year old Grandma has, after she had a moment to get used to the idea and realised how much he loves me and how well he looks after me.
I have an aunt in Ireland who is quite prejudiced and has made it clear she is uncomfortable with the situation. He hasn’t met her. I don’t know whether to introduce him to her. I haven’t told him about her negative reaction. Part of me just wants to ignore it and stay away. But also another part says “why should we put up with this?” I like to think that if she actually met him and saw how wonderful he is, it would all be okay. But I am also kind of unwilling to risk it. I don’t want to risk hurting him because of her bigotry.
His family are all in India, and we’ve not met yet. His brother and his Dad know about me, and seem to be okay with it. At least they haven’t raised any outright objections. Sadly his Mum died before we met, so she isn’t in the equation, and his older / extended family don’t know anything.
It’s been 18 months since we got together. I’m a bit scared about what it will be like when I go to India to meet them. My boyfriend is quite belligerent about it - his view is, “either they accept us or screw them”. But I worry. I am slowly learning some Hindi, so hopefully I’ll be able to communicate a bit, but one of his Grandmas only speaks Tamil and a tiny bit of English. He is close with her, and I worry that she will pull away from him when she finds out about me. I hear them speaking on the phone and she seems so sweet - always worrying about him staying warm in the terrible English climate haha.
I just hope it all works out okay and that they can accept me like my family accepted him.
We plan to marry and have children. I worry for them, even though they don’t exist yet and may never be conceived. I want any children we have to be loved by all their extended family. I want them to be connected to and proud of their whole heritage.
Our situation is nothing compared to what black/ white couples faced back then and still face today in many places. But it’s still more complicated than it should be. I wish we didn’t have to worry about any of this racial bullshit.
Like the Dad says in this scene, we’re just two people who happened to fall in love. Our care and respect for each other, our commitment to each other, should be the only thing that matters.
Sorry for the essay! I clearly needed to get that off my chest haha.
@@celticcheetah6371 Thanks for sharing your story. It's so sad that you have to worry about these issues, instead of just celebrating that you two found each other. My hope for you is that you can live out your lives together surrounded by people who love you for all the right reasons, and that you won't waste your time making too many concessions for the ones who don't. Please don't let a few peoples' narrow-mindedness cause you to lose out on any of the travel, time with family, and/or other wonderful adventures that appear to be in your future. Best of luck!
and it's the liberals that keep it alive
That's the greatest last speech anyone could ever have. Here's to you Spencer Tracy, you who have lived far beyond your own mortality and will live beyond our own.
The love between Spencer & Hepburn was so beautifully told to the world in his final movie. Still brings me to tears seeing this movie.
As a mixed race person, This remains the only time a film has made me truly cry. This is beautiful
You’re the story of, you’re the glory of love....... :)
What races? Black and white or something surprisingly like half Chinese half Mongolian?
I feel you.
Why are we still in this fight almost 60 years later?
why then,pray tell, why in your opinion there's such a problem?
This has got to be one of the greatest scenes in movie history.That last scene always get to me especially at 4:35 when he glances longingly at Hepburn for at least ten seconds maybe longer than that.
the best final scene of any one actor's career
WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT MOMENT IN HUMANITY 😢😅💔💗
The pause as he allows his words to sink in and for everyone to realize his daughter and her fiance manifestly deserve to marry each other is the most powerful part.
"The only thing that matters is what they feel, and how much they feel, for each other. And if it's half of what we felt- that's everything"
Best line of any movie!!!
I always start to cry when Spencer Tracy says those lines.
I tear up every time. Like now.
Anen!
@@da.reverend , pass the tissues please!
The way Spencer and Katherine look at each other as he speaks? Perfect love.
This is one of the most emotional movie scenes ever made. The part where Tracy crosses the room and you see Hepburn in tears gets me every time... And it seems that the more I see it, the earlier I'm in tears myself.
Of course, the story behind the scene gets me as much as the scene itself, so the combination of those two elements is very overwhelming.
The tears of heppurn is because,Tracy is terminally ill.He died shortly After this film.
What is the back story that you mentioned?
I agree absolutely- wonderful actor. xxx
@@reeceward9817 Tracy and Hepburn were romantically involved at the time as well as Tracy being terminally ill. as I recall he died before the film was released. There are some who have inferred that this monologue is as much the finale to a great movie but a tribute to the love that tracy and Hepburn shared.
@@bradmiller9121 and they had been involved for many years. He was the love of her life and she his, even tho he was in an unhappy marriage
When Spencer says that Sidney’s mother tells him that like her husband he’s a burnt out shell of a man that can’t even remember what it’s like to be in love and Spencer says “ that’s one issue that I’m prepared to take issue with because your wrong “ the next 4 minutes contain the most beautiful description of love , true love I’ve ever heard . The tears fall without my permission .this speech is delivered by a master pro at the very end of his life . He was so proud of his work that he told the director Kramer “ if I die right now you have the movie in the can . Katherine tears start when Spencer takes his position next to her .
You could see in that scene, that it was really Spencer Tracy talking to Katherine Hepburn. Every time I see it, I'm deeply moved. It was a great love those two had...
That's how I felt. No acting there. That scene was very real and the most memorable one of the movie. I've watched it over and over. He knew his time was short and he was in my opinion acknowledging her publicly.
This is the first time I've seen this. I search for it because I read that the part where Spencer Tracy said "if it's even half of what I feel for her mother" was HIS sentence, and not at all written originally. He changed the end of the movie because he wanted to declare his love ofr Katharine.
And now my eyes are full of tears... What a great love, what a great scene, and what great actors they are...
oh I hope that’s true
A fitting sendoff for the true legend that is Spencer Tracy
One of the best speeches on film. Sadly STracey died 2 weeks later. He was very ill during filming and finishing the movie was a huge achievement.
Goodbye Sir ..so long Mr Tibbs ..you are a legend... we will always love you
I can't breathe . All I can ask for is a love even 1/12 of what Kathrine and Spencer had . The hurt and love in her eyes and the confort in his just rips me apart . And love is definitely blind , it knows no race , gender , or religion . This monologue is the true essence of what love is
the most amazing thing about this scene was the fact that the looks of love and affection between hepburn and tracey were real and genuine love. what a tough choice for hepburn to make in not attending his funeral!
Tracy was Catholic and married. She did not attend in deference to his wife. Had she attended it would have turned the funeral into a feeding frenzy per the paparazzi and she knew it.
They were method.
They decided to start a relationship in the 40s to make their characters believable as an old married couple.
Actors worked harder back then.
@@DoubleDogDare54 Katherine Hepburn had more class than than an army of decent women.
Yes....as I heard Peter O'Toole state in a Charlie Rose interview: "(Kate)....was the widow who couldn't mourn...."
My Gosh...Spencer Tracy is divine, one of the best monologue that I ever eared.
One of best scenes in any movie, ever!
Ah, such a masterful performance from a master of his craft. And, yes, I’m crying. Again.
Same here..
Spencer Tracey said it all amazing film
I love this. I cry every time
Spencer Tracy delivered that scene with perfection. He sums up the point of it all. He was dying and he had a relationship with Hepburn and the love between them is clear.
How can a Director put together three acting geniuses and NOT come up with this historical, unforgetable and TRUE monolog? This was the story of Spencer and Katherine's love. The only difference was that he was married...
I really miss the great actors and pictures of yesterday... and to think the three of them are gone... count me in those who are crying in this scene.
I just watched 'Up' for the first time on Friday and the first thing that came to mind when I saw the little old man was Spencer Tracy, particularly in this movie! ;) love this movie so much and especially this scene(it made me cry)
Tracy, Hepburn, Poitier acting and Kramer directing
no movie can get better than this
Let's not forget the daughter played by Katharine Houghton - Katharine Hepburn's niece.
let's not forget cisily Tyson
Hepburn's tears HERE are #Real .
Spencer Tracy died 9 months BEFORE this movie was released. This WAS his final role.
Filming of his role was completed just 17 days before Tracy's death in June 1967. Hepburn never saw the completed film, saying that the memories it would evoke for her of Tracy were too emotional.
The most wonderful speech.. bless you dear sir❤️
"Pigmentation problem"
Epic line.
How appropriate that during that line, it shows Sindey and Katherine in the shot together.
It gets no better than this.
Spencer Tracy was magnificent in this movie and capped off a legendary career with his greatest performance. Tracy should have won the Oscar. Columbia made Ms. Hepburn and Director Stanley Kramer place their salaries in escrow to cover the studio due to Tracy's health. Thankfully we have this movie and it's truly splendid final scene to remember Tracy. The behavior of Kate Hepburn and SpencerTracy .and the media's respect of two truly great stars garners respect and admiration.
This is the most beautiful scene, in my opinion, in the history of cinema ❤️❤️❤️.. cry each time i watch this.. all of them, esp. Spencer, did an outstanding portrayal, if you could even call it that.. ❤️❤️
Also, she knew he was, in a way, talking about their personal relationship. He spoke his lines so tenderly, so sincerely, it seemed he was talking about real life (him and Kate).
The Graduate, God Father, Midnight Cowboy - there are a lot of good films through modern film history. But nothing beats this one, the best ever made.
Tracy´s and Hepburns appearance is absolutely fantastic.
There will never be another Spencer Tracy…..
Movies cannot get any better than this. This cast can put tears in my eyes. Spencer Tracy was amazing Catherine Hepburn incredible Sidney Poitier is perfect role. And we are treated to one of the great motion pictures in our lifetime. And such a simple picture nobody blowing up no special effects just beautiful words beautiful storyline.
Incredible final performance!!
everytime i see this scene i have the feeling as if i sat there on the couch impressed and just about bursting in tears.
This scene is one of those that makes me feel like I am sitting in the same room
I'm 62 and I still remember going to see it with my aunt.....it was magical ...no matter how many times I see it I still feel the same way ...
A room full off quality actors watching a "Master" at work , for me the finest actor ever. Beautiful Scene that has me in tears every time, would imagine Miss Hepburns tears are like mine, pure emotion . Class Act 👏
Always brings a tear to my eye this scene ... RIP Sidney Poitier. The writing in the script, you just don't get that emotional impact in movies these days.
4:40. When Spencer Tracy looks at Katherine Hepburn...😭
Speaks volumes without words.
That WASN'T Acting ! This WAS REAL !!!
@@aleksandarvil5718 That's right. It wasn't acting. That was their love on the screen, in their last picture together, right before he died.
Spencer Tracy's monologue at the conclusion of this movie is one of the best scenes of this film. A fine way to make an exit before his death. Despite racial differences, he accepts his daughter's love for a young African American doctor. A great cast. Sidney Poitier. Katherine Hepburn. Katherine Houghton. So many good scenes to talk about from one of the best all time movies that deals with interracial relationships. I loved this movie. A LOT!
Spencer Tracy is magnificent in this movie and deserved the Oscar. He died as we all know right after filming. Miss Hepburn is her looks of love speaks more than other actresses would have pages of dialogue. I am sure this last scene is shown in acting schools worldwide. To me, Spencer Tracy who has passed on over 40 years ago remains the screen's greatest actor. Equal to this scene is
Tracy's brilliant speech in Judgement at Nuremberg.
this is probably the most beautiful monologue I've ever seen in any movie ever. I cried in the end.
I've seen this movie more times than I can count and I still cry at the end. I absolutely love this movie ❤️
I agree 100 percent with Pariss. This is a crying scene for sure. Spencer in real life was not feeling well when this film was made. He saved the best for last as this was his last film. Thank you Spenser.
I couldn't agree more. A great way to end a career! Vintage Spencer Tracy!
This must be the best scene from any movie I am still shocked how Spencer Tracey didn't win the Oscar for best actor for this movie he should have won it just for this monologue what a beautiful message this movie brings and Spencer It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World baci x
One of the greatest monologs in cinema history. People view themselves in a certain way and when that view is challenged its a punch in the gut. When Matt shows he's the man Christina always loved you can see her ready to burst. So much going on here.
One of the best films of all time. Tracy and Hepburn. ♥️
OMG! Wonderful!
Those words ring truly and clearly today. For all of us.
One of the greatest speeches ever given by a Hollywood performer of all time! Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn and the great Sidney Poitier made this incredible film Outstanding in every way possible!!!!!
One of the most beautiful and brilliant scenes in any movie!
I’ve never been able to get through this scene without crying, I couldn’t when I first watched it, and I can’t all these years later now that I’m a burned out withered old shell of a man.
I've heard that there's a point in this speech when Spencer looked at Katharine and she knew that he was dying. I feel like that happens at 3:40. Or maybe 4:35, haha idk. Its so bittersweet to hear him talking straight to her, and not to the character. Great speech.
I am not sure words can ever do this scene justice...
How I love movies like these, the ones sending positive messages and humanistic morals about who we are, how we should treat our fellow human beings and not give up in the face of adversity. This film is a treasure.
well said...indeed...
A great Monologue from a magnificent actor,
This is probably one of the greatest pieces in the history of cinematography. A great scene. An answer for the question - what is greatness? This is. It is exactly the piece when you should not be ashamed to have tears in your eyes watching it. Compared to this - what we see on our screens today is mostly trash. In my humble opinion. Am I wrong?
One of my all time favourite movie moments. This is a hard one to beat
Rest in peace, Mr Poitier. 😔
RIP Spencer Tracy († 1967)
This WAS his Swan Song !!!
What a beautiful man Spenser was !! 🥰🏴🏴🏴
When Spencer looked at Katharine during the speech, 4:41, his eyes told how much he loved her.
Beautiful and powerful scene. Flawless performance! 🤗
Very powerful monologue that is still very relevant for today's world. Tracy was actor's actor. This movie is considered one of the greatest American movies made of all time, and of cultural significance. Knowing that Tracy died 17 days after the conclusion of this movie, it's hard watching Hepburn shed real tears as she knows that the love of her life is very sick and this is likely the last scene he'll ever make. And what a scene. A wonderful actor taking his final bow.
Spencer Tracey, God rest his soul, gives the best heartfelt speech as to why two people who truly love each other should be together, no matter what. I cannot make it through it without tears. The love in that room, at that moment, it just incredible 😔
That scene with Spencer Tracy was so very powerful....Spencer Tracy died about 2 weeks after making this film and it still stands today as his finest moments on film....those tears from Katharine Hepburn were real and the crew on the set were also in tears it was reported....a wonderful classic film.....Rest In Peace Spencer, Katharine and Sidney. ❤️
Wow! I have tears in my eyes. Three movie Icons in one historical film. Wonderful!
What a moving scene. Brilliant piece of acting.
Katherine Hepburn's reaction was real tears BECAUSE she and Tracy had a REAL LIFE romance, and she knew he was to die soon (6 weeks after this scene). She was overcome by the fact his health was failing and had LIMITED TIME TO LIVE, and knew it was their last scene together, ever. LEGENDARY MOMENT IN CINEMA FOLKS.
This is one of my favorite movies, and this is a beautiful way for Spencer Tracey to end a distinguished career. Bravo!
If only this romantic depiction of love were to still ring true today. My, how our country has delved into the abyss ever since. The legacy of slavery remains, my fellow citizens. Racism runs deep in our culture and hasn't relinquished its grip. Hollywood made a valiant effort to address it but there's only so much a movie can do. Thank you to Sydney Poitier for blazing a trail for other African American actors and thank you to Spencer Tracy for giving a memorable performance right before he passed. This movie may seem quaint by today's standards but it's message rings true to the end.
GREAT post Byron! Sadly we're heading down a moral decline that has so much divisiveness & little empathy it's truly disturbing in 2022.... :-(
Of course we still have rhat legacy - slavery ended only 150 years ago, and then we had another 100 years of legal discrimination.
But now we have the most diverse - racially and sexually and gender-wise - Congress ever. And it has been getting more diverse year by year. We have more people year by year entering intermarriage. More Black people entering tje middle class each year.
We are nowhere year equality, but slavery's grip is looser today than 10 years ago, which was loose thsn 10 years before that
We have work to do, but it is a huge mistake to lose soght of how much progress we have made. And maybe we could learn effective ways of speeding up that progress. That I think is important.
However while a Black man and a White woman holding hands on 21st century America still draws looks, it is the second most common type of intermarriage in the US. And about 20% of us are marrying someone of a different race. Just 40 years ago - the rate was 4%.
Could anyone have imagined such a thing?
What a powerful speech!!! Sydney, you’ll be missed. You paved the way to people like me.
i always cry 😭 at this part. fabulous movie and actors!!!
It's a perfect conclusion to a personal and working relationship between Tracy and Hepburn. The speech that Tracy gives though directed to Poitier and Houghton, very well could have been about his relationship with Hepburn. It's reality posing as art. An highly emotional scene and highly memorable one at that.
I break down crying every time I see this ending. It shows how far we've come since movie was made in 1967. On June 12, 1967, The U.S. supreme court ruled that prohibition of marriage based on race was unconstitutional. It really must have took some guts to make this movie in it's era, but the movie is a true classic indeed. They don't make'em like this anymore. GREAT MOVIE!!
This film was amazing just watched the whole thing properly. This ending has made me have tears in my eyes. The acting from Tracy and Sidney was masterful. This wasn’t just a speech about the difference about race but about the true meaning of love and love has no colour. 10/10
43 years on and this movie still has significant reference to todays society
Spence is such an incredible actor! You could tell he really embraced the role of Matt Drayton and belived what he was saying.
BRILLIANT !!!!!!!
This was such a incredible movie, Spencer gave his last performance here and did it perfect as usual . Best screenplay - "And if it's half of what we felt...that's everything". Then the look that he gives Katherine- 04:39- no acting, that was real .
And the cast was one of the best ensembles ,especially loved Beah Richards,her soft voice when giving Spencer her thoughts was very moving .
Oh yeah, and gotta love the lounge singer at the piano-her hairstyle was to die 4.
Great scene! Can you imagine Spencer having to remember all that dialogue?!!! He delivered it perfectly
One of my favorite scenes of ALL TIME!! Always worth the eight minutes!! So beautiful, so eloquent, so moving.. "Pigmentation problem" were the funniest two words spoken in this monologue..
Masters of acting.Thanks Spencer.
Hands down the most beautiful and powerful monologue in film history
I am in my early 60,s. I have watched every minute of this show I don't know how many times. Has to be at least 15. I could probably recite it word for word. But the last 5 minutes of this movie with his speech, l can't help it but l cry (the ugly cry) every single time. Such a beautiful classic and no special effects. It's just all about the acting and it's superb. I hope one day it's about Curt and I
My one true forever love ❤
His speech was just amazing, can't wait to watch the whole movie :)
Very true. This is one of those moments where the love between two people in a movie was very real,