Kramer vs. Kramer

A workaholic ad executive and his son face challenges when the executives wife leaves, but they find support from friends, deal with personal mistakes, and ultimately go through a custody battle until the father decides to let the mother have custody. Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American English-language Drama film featuring Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff, George Coe and Marisa Petroro. The movie is inspired from Kramer Versus Kramer by Avery Corman. Kramer vs. Kramer was Produced by Richard Fischoff and Stanley R. Jaffe. Kramer vs. Kramer is written by Avery Corman and Robert Benton and it is directed by Robert Benton. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Kramer vs. Kramer was released on 7th December 1979 and takes a screen time of 105 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. Kramer vs. Kramer was made on a budget of $8 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $106 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Robert Benton. Cinematography was done by N stor Almendros and editing by Gerald B. Greenberg. The music was composed by Paul Gemignani along with Herb Harris, John Kander, Erma E. Levin, Roy B. Yokelson and Antonio Vivaldi. At the 1980 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Dustin Hoffman), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Meryl Streep), Best Picture, Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.