Original title: Kramer vs. Kramer
Director: Robert Benton
Stars: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman
Year: 1979
Awards: Won 5 Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Director, Best Screenplay
Awards: Won 5 Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Director, Best Screenplay
Plot Summary:
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. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted, however, refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son.- Written by Leon Wolters
Meryl Streep at the 1980 Academy Awards
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