Kramer vs. Kramer
"There are three sides to this love story."
Drama
Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy.
🎬 DirectorRobert Benton
📅 Release1979-12-07
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioColumbia Pictures, Stanley Jaffe Productions
🗳 Votes2,427
🔥 Popularity4
💰 Budget$8,000,000
💵 Revenue$106,260,000
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🎭 Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Ted Kramer
Meryl Streep
Joanna Kramer
Jane Alexander
Margaret Phelps
Justin Henry
Billy Kramer
Howard Duff
John Shaunessy
George Coe
Jim O'Connor
JoBeth Williams
Phyllis Bernard
Bill Moor
Gressen
Howland Chamberlain
Judge Atkins
Jack Ramage
Spencer
Jess Osuna
Ackerman
Nicholas Hormann
Interviewer
Ellen Parker
Teacher
Shelby Brammer
Ted's Secretary
Carol Nadell
Mrs. Kline
🎥 Crew
Director
Robert Benton
Screenplay
Robert Benton
Novel
Avery Corman
Producer
Stanley R. Jaffe
Director of Photography
Néstor Almendros
Editor
Gerald B. Greenberg
Associate Producer
Richard Fischoff
Production Manager
David Golden
Casting
Shirley Rich
Production Design
Paul Sylbert
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
husband wife relationshipmarriagecustody battledivorcefamilycoupleselfishnessmanhattan, new york citychild custodyabandonmentdramaticparents separating
💬 Reviews
**The struggle of women in the 70th of the last century** To what extent can a simple social story and a familiar family problem such as separation or divorce. To what extent can it represent and reflect the condition of an entire society, the culture and morals of this society, and the social changes that occur to it. The events of the film tell about the story of the divorce and struggle of t…
Much more heart than expected! <em>'Kramer vs. Kramer'</em> is a film I've heard of for as long as I can remember, though I didn't actually know much about it itself... a quick glance at Wikipedia and I saw that they class it as a "legal drama", which is obvious given the title. With that, I was waiting for a long court battle to start so was surprised to see it not arrive until the final 30 or…
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