Overview

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.

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Awards
Won 7 awards, including the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (1980)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1980)
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Box office
Grossed $106M worldwide, about 13.3 times its $8M budget
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Based on
Based on Kramer vs. Kramer
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Music
Music by John Kander, Paul Gemignani and 2 more
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Néstor Almendros
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Details

Director: Robert Benton
Writers: Robert BentonScreenplay
Avery CormanNovel
Status: Released
Release date: December 7, 1979
Original language: English
Budget: $8M
Revenue: $106.3M
Countries: United States of America

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Stanley Jaffe Productions

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