The Way We Were
Everything seemed so important then... even love!
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.
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $50M
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Cast
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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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Box Office & Release
The Way We Were returned 10.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $50M
- Release date
- Oct 17, 1973
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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