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Kramer vs. Kramer

1979
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Trials, Wounds and injuries, Working women, Children, Mothers and sons, Single parents, Family relationships, Elevators, Christmas, Advertising executives

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Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander
Director: Robert Benton
Writer: Robert Benton
Cinematographer: Nestor Almendros
Editor: Jerry Greenberg
Production Designers: Paul Sylbert
Production Company: Columbia Pictures

Actress Meryl Streep collaborated with writer/director Robert Benton to make her character more sympathetic and rewrote her dialogue in the custody hearing scenes. KRAMER VS. KRAMER (1979) marked Streep’s second Oscar® nomination and her first win in the category of Best Supporting Actress… Learn more at the AFI Catalog

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