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United States. Language. English. Budget. $8 million [1] Box office. $173 million. Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American legal drama written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman 's 1977 novel of the same name. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry and Jane Alexander.
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Dec 19, 1979 · Kramer vs. Kramer: Directed by Robert Benton. With Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry. After his wife leaves him, a work-obsessed Manhattan advertising executive is forced to learn long-neglected parenting skills, but a heated custody battle over the couple's young son deepens the wounds left by the separation.
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Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and filmmaker from Waxahachie, Texas who is known for screenwriting Bonnie & Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer and Superman. He won two Academy Awards for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer. He directed other feature films including Twilight, Bad Company and Nobody's Fool.
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A seven-time Academy Award nominee and three-time winner, he is best known as the writer and director of the film Kramer vs. Kramer, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He later won a third Academy Award in the category of Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984).
Mar 10, 2009 · Still, as luck would have it, Benton wound up directing the movie himself and beating both Francis Ford Coppola and Bob Fosse, two of the late twentieth century’s greatest directors at or near the top of their respective games, for the best directing Oscar.
Jan 6, 2017 · Robert Benton recalls directing the legendary Golden Globes Cecil B. DeMille honoree in the 1979 film in a role originally intended for 'Charlie's Angels' star Kate Jackson. By Robert...
