Kramer vs. Kramer

Drama

United States

English

December 19, 1979

1hr 45min

Status: released

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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.