Movie Details:
Based on | Kramer Versus Kramer by Avery Corman |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Release date | December 19, 1979 |
Running time | 1hr 45min |
Age rating | PG |
Starring | Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Jane Alexander |
Directed by | Robert Benton |
Screenplay by | Robert Benton |
Produced by | Richard Fischoff Stanley R. Jaffe |
Cinematography by | Néstor Almendros |
Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg |
Music by | Paul Gemignani Herb Harris John Kander Erma E. Levin Roy B. Yokelson Antonio Vivaldi |
Production Company | Stanley Jaffe Productions |
Distributor | Columbia Pictures |
Cast & Characters:
- Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
- Meryl Streep as Joanna (Stern) Kramer
- Justin Henry as Billy Kramer
- Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps
- Petra King as Petie Phelps
- Melissa Morell as Kim Phelps
- Howard Duff as John Shaunessy
- George Coe as Jim O’Connor
- JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard
- Howland Chamberlain as Judge Atkins
- Dan Tyra as Court Clerk
Storyline:
After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple’s young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
About Movie:
Kramer vs. Kramer is an American legal drama film directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman’s 1977 novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, and Jane Alexander, and it explores the complexities of divorce and its impact on a young child, Billy Kramer.
Budget & Box Office Collection:
Budget | $8 million |
Worldwide Collection | $173 million |