Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Movie · 104 min. · United States
When dutiful wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) decides to leave Ted (Dustin Hoffman), an advertising executive, she also leaves him with the responsibility of caring for their young son, Billy (Justin Henry). The situation proves to be especially difficult since the workaholic father has never really taken care of the boy and, in truth, barely knows him. Things are rough at first, but as the two become accustomed to life without Joanna and Ted's caretaking skills improve, father and son finally develop a relationship. As Ted devotes more time to his son and less to his work, however, the latter suffers, and Ted's subsequent firing coincides with the return of Joanna, who wants her son back.
Direction Robert Benton
Cast Dustin Hoffman · Meryl Streep · Jane Alexander · JoBeth Williams · Justin Henry · Howard Duff · George Coe · Bill Moor
Soundtrack John Kander
Screenplay Robert Benton · Avery Corman
Cinematography Néstor Almendros
Original title Kramer vs. Kramer
7.2
41K votes (FilmAffinity)
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