The Way We Were Movie Review 1973

Big boxoffice hit follows a love story between opposites from the 1930s to the 1950s. Streisand is a Jewish political radical who meets the handsome WASP Redford at college. They're immediately attracted to one another, but it takes years before they act on it and eventually marry. They move to Hollywood where Redford is a screenwriter and left-wing Streisand becomes involved in the Red scare and the blacklist, much to Redford's dismay. Though always in love, their differences are too great to keep them together. An old-fashioned and sweet romance, with much gloss. Hit title song sung by Streisand. Adapted by Arthur Laurents from his novel.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Director/Star Teams: Pollack & Redford, Romantic Drama, New York, New York, Top Grossing Films of 1973, Period Piece: 1950s

Screenplay

Arthur Laurents

Cast

Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford, Bradford Dillman, Viveca Lindfors, Herb Edelman, Murray Hamilton, Patrick O'Neal, James Woods, Sally Kirkland

Cinematography

Harry Stradling

Director

Sydney Pollack

Music

Marvin Hamlisch

Producer

Ray Stark

Awards

Oscars 1973: Song ("The Way We Were"), Orig. Dramatic Score; Golden Globes 1974: Song ("The Way We Were").