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Woman of the Year

Woman of the Year

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Woman of the Year

"The picture of the year!"

1942

1h 54m

6.9(167 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Sam Craig

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Tess Harding

Fay Bainter

Fay Bainter

Ellen Whitcomb

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Clayton

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

William J. Harding

William Bendix

William Bendix

Pinkie Peters

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Flo Peters

Dan Tobin

Dan Tobin

Gerald Howe

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Phil Whittaker

William Tannen

William Tannen

Ellis

Creative team

Directed by: George Stevens
Written by: Ring Lardner, Jr.
Michael Kanin
Produced by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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