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Kramer vs. Kramer

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Kramer vs. Kramer
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PG,1hr 45min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1979
Director:
Robert Benton
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry  ...more
Synopsis: Robert Benton's Oscar-winning adaptation of Avery Corman's bestseller takes on contemporary problems of divorce and shifting gender roles, as a jilted husband learns how to be a nurturing father. Manhattan housewife Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) walks out on her workaholic ad man husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman), leaving their young son Billy (Justin Henry) in Ted's less than capable hands. Through trial and error, Ted learns how to take care of Billy, devoting more energy to his family than to his work, ... Full Synopsis
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Derek Armstrong
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Quite a portrait of modern family dysfunction, Robert Benton's adaptation of the Avery Corman novel hit a nerve with audiences for its frank take on a condition affecting them in increasing numbers: divorce. Nonetheless, it's an uneven film, not in terms of quality, but balance; the film truly belongs to Dustin Hoffman's Ted Kramer, whose travails take center stage as Meryl Streep's Joanna Kramer disappears ... Full Review
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Dustin Hoffman
Ted Kramer
Meryl Streep
Joanna Kramer
Justin Henry
Billy Kramer
Jane Alexander
Margaret Phelps
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