Drama · United States of America · 1979 · 1h 45m

Kramer vs. Kramer

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Director
Robert Benton
Cast
Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps Justin Henry as Billy Kramer Howard Duff as John Shaunessy George Coe as Jim O'Connor
Crew
Néstor Almendros — Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor Robert Benton — Screenplay Avery Corman — Novel Stanley R. Jaffe — Producer Paul Sylbert — Production Design
Tagline

There are three sides to this love story.

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipmarriagecustody battledivorcefamilycoupleselfishnessmanhattan, new york citychild custodyabandonmentdramaticparents separating
Key Collaborators
Robert Benton Director Néstor Almendros Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg Editor Robert Benton Screenplay Avery Corman Novel Stanley R. Jaffe Producer Paul Sylbert Production Design Ruth Morley Costume Design
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