The Way We Were (1973)

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PG
1h 58min
Drama, Romance
19 Oct 1973 (USA)
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During post-WWII McCarthyism, a diametrically opposed couple come together only to find out that genuine friendship and physical attraction is not enough to overcome fundamental societal beliefs.

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations.
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Still of Robert Redford (I) in The Way We Were (1973)

Still of Robert Redford (I) and Herb Edelman in The Way We Were (1973)

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	Barbra Streisand	...	Katie Morosky
	Robert Redford	...	Hubbell Gardiner
	Bradford Dillman	...	J. J.
	Lois Chiles	...	Carol Ann
	Patrick O'Neal	...	George Bissinger
	Viveca Lindfors	...	Paula Reisner
	Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Rhea Edwards
	Murray Hamilton	...	Brooks Carpenter
	Herb Edelman	...	Bill Verso
	Diana Ewing	...	Vicki Bissinger
	Sally Kirkland	...	Pony Dunbar
	Marcia Mae Jones	...	Peggy Vanderbilt
	Don Keefer	...	Actor
	George Gaynes	...	El Morocco Captain
	Eric Boles	...	Army Corporal
	Barbara Peterson	...	Ashe Blonde
	Roy Jenson	...	Army Captain
	Brendan Kelly	...	Rally Speaker
	James Woods	...	Frankie McVeigh
	Constance Forslund	...	Jenny (as Connie Forslund)
	Robert Gerringer	...	Dr. Short
	Susan Blakely	...	Judianne (as Susie Blakely)
	Edward Power	...	Airforce (as Ed Power)
	Susanne Zenor	...	Dumb Blonde (as Suzanne Zenor)
	Dan Seymour	...	Guest
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Mikel Angel	...	Man Wearing Brown Jacket in Rowdy Crowd (uncredited)
	Larry Arnold	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Nick Borgani	...	Protester (uncredited)
	Dick Cherney	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Robert Cole	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Sean Collins	...	Army Corporal (uncredited)
	Dorian Cusick	...	Professor's Wife (uncredited)
	Robert Dahdah	...	Officer Passing Plaza (uncredited)
	Brent Dunsford	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Sig Frohlich	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Beverly Goodman	...	Young Lady Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Buzz Green	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Marvin Hamlisch	...	Guest at Movie Screening (uncredited)
	Bob Harks	...	Bus Boy (uncredited)
	Robert Hitchcock	...	Protester (uncredited)
	Michael Jeffers	...	Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
	R.C. Keene	...	College Student (uncredited)
	Don Koll	...	Officer Dining (uncredited)
	John Marlin	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Hans Moebus	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Bruce Pecheur	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Protester (uncredited)
	Al Roberts	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
	Clark Ross	...	Protester (uncredited)
	Cornelia Sharpe	...	Girl at Party (uncredited)
	Robert Strong	...	Protester (uncredited)
	Andrea True	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by

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Sydney Pollack

Written by

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Arthur Laurents	...	(written by)

Francis Ford Coppola	...	() (uncredited)

Paddy Chayefsky	...	() (uncredited)

Herb Gardner	...	() (uncredited)

Dalton Trumbo	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Richard N. Roth	...	associate producer (as Richard Roth)
Ray Stark	...	producer

Music by

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Marvin Hamlisch

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(music)

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Jr.

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director of photography

Editing by

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John F. Burnett

Editorial Department

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Margaret Booth

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supervising film editor

Production Design by

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Stephen B. Grimes

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(as Stephen Grimes)

Set Decoration by

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William Kiernan

Costume Design by

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Dorothy Jeakins
Moss Mabry

Makeup Department

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Donald Cash Jr.	...	makeup
Gary Liddiard	...	makeup
Kaye Pownall	...	hairstyles

Production Management

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Russell Saunders

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unit production manager (as Russ Saunders)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hawk Koch	...	assistant director (as Howard Koch Jr.)
Jerry Ziesmer	...	second assistant director
Michael Britton	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard M. Rubin	...	properties
Bob Frazier	...	swing gang (uncredited)
Bill Gold	...	poster designer (uncredited)
Carl Hansen	...	swing gang (uncredited)
Robert Hart	...	carpenter (uncredited)
Jack Iannarelli	...	props (uncredited)
Richie Kent	...	swing gang (uncredited)
George Luxemberg	...	props (uncredited)
Bud Pine	...	construction coordinator (uncredited)
George Tours	...	swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Richard Portman	...	re-recording
Kay Rose	...	sound effects
Jack Solomon	...	sound
Kitty Malone	...	foley artist (uncredited)
Sharron Miller	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Jerry Trent	...	dance foley (uncredited)
Paul Wolfe	...	sound (uncredited)
Al Yaylian	...	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Richard Craig Meinardus	...	first assistant camera
James Dean	...	grip (uncredited)
Ralph Gerling	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Clifford Hutchison	...	electrician (uncredited)
Carl Manoogian	...	grip (uncredited)
Ray Marshall	...	electrician (uncredited)
Glenn Maschmeyer	...	grip (uncredited)
Richard Craig Meinardus	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Herb Neft	...	electrician (uncredited)
Charles J. Renaud	...	grip (uncredited)
Frank Shugrue	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Dick Singer	...	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Spence	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Albert Taffet	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Tharp	...	grip (uncredited)
Bob Wooten	...	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Richard Bruno	...	costumes (uncredited)
Marie Osborne	...	costumes (uncredited)
Bernie Pollack	...	costume supervisor (uncredited)
Shirlee Strahm	...	costumes (uncredited)

Location Management

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Charles W. Geiger	...	location manager (uncredited)
Vince Martinez	...	location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ken Runyon	...	music editor
Marvin Hamlisch	...	conductor (uncredited)
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Carol Kaye	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Wallin	...	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Betty Crosby	...	script supervisor
David Rayfiel	...	script revisions (uncredited)
Alvin Sargent	...	script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Paulie DiCocco	...	driver: Barbra Streisand (uncredited)
Bill Meredith	...	transportation (uncredited)
James Morris	...	transportation (uncredited)
Ron Riner	...	transportation (uncredited)
Kay Watson	...	transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Phill Norman	...	titles
Carol Shapiro	...	unit publicist
Nicholas Barber	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Sheila Barnes	...	secretary to director (uncredited)
Grover Dale	...	choreographer (uncredited)
Peter Guber	...	executive in charge (uncredited)
Ken Hardie	...	craft service (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr.	...	production assistant (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Distributors

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Columbia Pictures (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia)
Columbia-Warner Distributors (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner-Columbia Film (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. (1974) (Norway) (theatrical)
Warner-Columbia Films (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
Warner-Columbia Films (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Columbia C.E.I.A.D. (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
Damaskinos-Mihailidis (DM) [gr] (1974) (Greece) (theatrical)
Sony Pictures Releasing (1975) (India) (theatrical) (as Columbia Films of India)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (United States) (tv) (original airing) (pan/scan)
VideoVisa (1987) (Mexico) (VHS)
LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia) (video)
Pioneer Entertainment (1991) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
Télé Monte Carlo (1997) (Monaco) (tv) (dubbed version)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Twilight Time (2013) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Columbia Pictures (1974) (Australia) (theatrical)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.)
MTI Film (restoration services)
Solters & Digney (publicity)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Set in the period from the mid-1930s to the 1950s, a love story involving two markedly different people. Katie is an idealistic, uptight, Stalin-loving political activist. Hubbell is an easy-going, athletic, All American-type, and a talented writer. We see their different personalities affect their relationship and how they manage despite the differences... Written by grantss Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	seriousness volleyball beer cooking egg See All (267) »
Taglines	Everything seemed so important then .. even love! See more »
Genres	Drama Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:PG Australia:NRC Australia:G Brazil:12 Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) Canada:G (Quebec) Denmark:A Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics Hungary:14 Iceland:12 India:U Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:12 Netherlands:14 Norway:7 (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Peru:14 Poland:12 (TV rating) Singapore:PG Spain:18 Sweden:11 Turkey:18+ (self-applied) United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:PG (tv rating) United Kingdom:PG (video rating) United States:TV-14 (TV rating) United States:PG West Germany:12 (f)

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Also Known As	Nos plus belles années (France) So wie wir waren (Germany) Cherie Bitter (Germany) Tal com érem (Spain, Catalan title) Tal como éramos (Spain) See more »
Runtime	118 min
Country	United States
Language	English French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.39 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Filmed amid the ongoing Watergate political scandal, Robert Redford initially wanted the film to focus on the blacklisting of actors and writers during the McCarthy era and was unhappy with cuts made to the film following a preview. He said, "I think we'd both have preferred a more political Dalton Trumbo-type script, but finally Sydney came down on the side of the love story. He said, 'This is first and foremost a love affair,' and we conceded that. We trusted his instincts, and he was right." See more »
Goofs	In California, Katie is holding a "hot" pot and offers it to Hubbell. He takes a spoonful and notes that it is, indeed, hot. However, moments later, Katie is holding the bottom of the pot with her bare hands. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Sydney Pollock (1973). See more »
Soundtracks	The Way We Were See more »
Quotes	Hubbell Gardner: People are more important than their principles. Katie Morosky Gardner: People ARE their principles. See more »

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