move beyond word be this heart break story of a divorce which result in a tragic custody battle over a seven year old boy . one of kramer v. kramer great strength be it screenwriter director robert benton and who have marvellously adapt avery corman novel to the big screen . he keep thing beautifully simple and most realistic and while deliver all the drama straight from the heart . his talent for tell emotional tale like this be to prove itself again with place in the heart and where he show and a in kramer v. kramer and that he have a natural ability for work with child . the picture other strong point be the splendid act which deservedly receive four of the film nine academy award nomination and two of them walk away winner . one of those be dustin hoffman ( best actor ) and who be superb a frustrated business man ted kramer and a man who have forget that his wife be a person . a say wife joanne and meryl streep claim the support actress oscar for a strong and sensitive portrayal of a woman who have lose herself in eight year of marriage . also nominate be jane alexander for her fantastic turn a the kramer good friend margaret . final word in the acting stake must go to young justin henry and whose incredibly move performance will find you choke back tear again and again and and a thoroughly deserve oscar nomination come his way . brilliant also be nestor almendros cinematography and jerry greenberg timely edit and while musically henry purcell classical piece be use to effect . truly this be a touching story of how a father and son come to depend on each other when their wife and mother leaf . they grow together and come to know each other and form an entirely new and wonderful relationship . ted find himself with new responsibility and a new outlook on life and and slowly come to realise why joanne have to go . certainly if nothing else and kramer v. kramer demonstrate that nobody win when it come to a custody battle over a young child and especially not the child himself . saturday and june 10 and 1995 t. v. strong drama from avery corman novel about the heartache of a custody battle between estrange parent who both feel they have the child best interest at heart . aside from a superb screenplay and amazingly control direction and both from robert benton and it the superlative cast that make this picture such a winner . hoffman be brilliant a ted kramer and the man torn between his topple career and the son whom he desperately want to keep . excellent too be streep a the woman lose in eight year of marriage who have to get out before she fade to nothing a a person . in support of these two be a very strong jane alexander a mutual friend margaret and an outstanding justin henry a the boy caught in the middle and and a top cast of extra . this highly emotional and heart rend drama more than deserve it 1979 academy award for best film and best actor ( hoffman ) and best support actress ( streep ) . wednesday and february 28 and 1996 t. v .