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The Way We Were

Name: The Way We Were
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1973-10-17
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.992

★ 7,0 /10 (520 Votes)

1973 EN 118 min

Overview

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.

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Release date

17/10/1973

Votes

520

Popularity

4.5

Everything seemed so important then... even love!

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

118 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$50,000,000

Barbra Streisand

Katie Morosky

Robert Redford

Hubbell Gardner

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

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Eric Boles

Army Corporal

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Barbara Peterson

Ashe Blonde

Roy Jenson

Army Captain

Brendan Kelly

Rally Speaker

James Woods

Frankie McVeigh

Constance Forslund

Jenny

Robert Gerringer

Dr. Short

Susan Blakely

Judianne

Edward Power

Airforce

Susanne Zenor

Dumb Blonde

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Dan Seymour

Guest

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Mikel Angel

Man in a Crowd (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Robert Cole

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dorian Cusick

Professor's Wife (uncredited)

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Robert Dahdah

Officer Passing Plaza (uncredited)

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Sig Frohlich

Reporter (uncredited)

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Beverly Goodman

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Marvin Hamlisch

Movie Screening Guest (uncredited)

Bob Harks

Bus Boy (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

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R.C. Keene

College Student (uncredited)

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Don Koll

Officer Dining (uncredited)

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John Marlin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Hans Moebus

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Bruce Pecheur

Party Guest (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Protester (uncredited)

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Al Roberts

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Clark Ross

Protester (uncredited)

Cornelia Sharpe

Girl at Party (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Protester (uncredited)

Andrea True

Woman (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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***A radical Left-winger falls in love with a more conservative WASP on the verge of WW2 and post-war*** A disparate couple meets in college in 1937, New York, and then reignite after the war. Katie (Barbra Streisand) is an uber-Liberal while Hubbell (Robert Redford) is more levelheaded about politics. He becomes a writer in Hollywood during the blacklist investigations of the late 40s wherein Katie’s activism threatens his social life and career. The story closes in 1957. “The Way We Were” (1973) is a classic drama/romance, much acclaimed in its day. The vibe is similar to “Love Story”…

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