The film's subject matter was all too real for Hoffman, who was going through a difficult divorce from his first wife, Anne Byrne, at the time. "It was the first time I ever made a movie where I was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1979, the film Kramer vs. Kramer captured audiences with a deeply emotional story that resonated far beyond the big screen.

I watched Kramer vs. Kramer. Synopsis Ted, a workaholic played by Dustin Hoffman, finds himself overwhelmed by housework and childcare after his wife leaves him. It is a film that makes you think ...

Robert Benton, who co-wrote movies such as Bonnie & Clyde and directed films such as Kramer Vs. Kramer and Places in the Heart, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday at age 92. His passing was ...

Three-time Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Robert Benton, who helmed the 1979 best picture Oscar winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” as well as such films as “The Late Show,” “Places in the Heart” and ...

The big Christmas movies in 1979 were supposed to be Steven Spielberg’s "1941," Disney’s "The Black Hole" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture." But a small courtroom drama bested them and every other ...

Ted Kramer I don't know the legal jargon for it, but I think it's "desertion." I don't mean to tell you your job, but I think I have an open-and-shut case. John Shaunessy Well, at first Mr. Kramer, ...

In 1979, Kramer vs. Kramer was one of the biggest box office hits of the year. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep as divorcing couple Ted and Joanna Kramer, the legal drama about a child custody ...

In 1979, the film Kramer vs. Kramer captured audiences with a deeply emotional story that resonated far beyond the big screen. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, the film tells the story of a ...