Adam's Rib 1949

It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!

7.108 / 10   291 vote(s)
NR
Comedy Drama Romance

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

Release Date 1949-11-18
Runtime 1h 40m
Directors George Cukor, George J. Folsey, Jack Greenwood, Joel Freeman, Andrew Marton
Producer Lawrence Weingarten
Writers Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin

Directed by George Cukor, this is said to be one of the better Tracy/Hepburn efforts, and it is pretty funny, at that. Judy Holliday is always a delight, and her performance here as the woman on trial for pulling a gun on her husband and his lover is no exception. Very witty script is written with a good deal of intelligence, and while the laughs aren't constant, they're certainly worth it when they do come.

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