Kramer vs. Kramer

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American film drama film film

Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American drama film about a couple’s painful divorce and ensuing custody battle, acclaimed for its performances and emotional realism.

Aliases (1)

Kramer vs. Kramer (novel) ×2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film → drama film → film →
author	Avery Corman →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress → Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama → Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama → Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture →
basedOn	Kramer vs. Kramer (novel) →
castMember	Dustin Hoffman → George Coe → Howard Duff → Jane Alexander → JoBeth Williams → Justin Henry → Meryl Streep →
characterPortrayed	Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer → Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps → Justin Henry as Billy Kramer → Meryl Streep as Joanna Kramer →
cinematographyBy	Néstor Almendros →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Robert Benton →
distributor	Columbia Pictures →
editedBy	Gerald B. Greenberg →
genre	drama → legal drama →
mainCharacter	Billy Kramer → Joanna Kramer → Ted Kramer →
medium	35 mm film →
mpaaRating	PG →
musicBy	Antonio Vivaldi → Herbert Spencer →
narrativeFocus	child custody battle → divorce → parent–child relationship →
notableFor	emotional realism → performances by Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Stanley R. Jaffe →
productionCompany	Stanley Jaffe Productions →
releaseDate	1979-12-19 →
releaseYear	1979 →
runtimeMinutes	105 →
screenwriter	Robert Benton →
setInLocation	New York City →
setInPeriod	1970s →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mary Louise Streep → Meryl Streep →	notableWork
Kramer vs. Kramer ("Kramer vs. Kramer (novel)") →	basedOn