Kramer vs. Kramer

1979 · directed by Robert Benton

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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Oscar Winner

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.

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), directed by Robert Benton, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Dustin Hoffman
• Meryl Streep
• Jane Alexander
• Justin Henry
• Howard Duff
• George Coe
• JoBeth Williams
• Bill Moor
• Howland Chamberlain
• Jack Ramage

Crew

• Néstor Almendros — Director of Photography
• Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor
• Herb Harris — Original Music Composer
• John Kander — Original Music Composer
• Robert Benton — Screenplay

More from Robert Benton

1. Nobody's Fool (1994) — 78/100
2. The Late Show (1977) — 78/100
3. Places in the Heart (1984) — 76/100
4. Bad Company (1972) — 74/100
5. Twilight (1998) — 61/100
6. Still of the Night (1982) — 57/100

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