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.
Director
Robert Benton
Writers
Screenplay
Robert Benton
Based on Kramer Versus Kramer 1977 novel
Avery Corman
Cast
Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer
Meryl Streep as Joanna (Stern) Kramer
Justin Henry as Billy Kramer
Jane Alexander as Margaret Phelps
Petra King as Petie Phelps
Melissa Morell as Kim Phelps
Howard Duff as John Shaunessy
George Coe as Jim O'Connor
JoBeth Williams as Phyllis Bernard
Howland Chamberlain as Judge Atkins
Dan Tyra as Court Clerk
