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1942 • 1h 54min • Approved • Comedy, Drama, Romance

Woman of the Year

"The picture of the year!"

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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 86%

MC 74

Director

George Stevens

Writers

Ring Lardner, Jr.

Michael Kanin

Composer

Franz Waxman

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Spencer Tracy

Sam Craig

Katharine Hepburn

Tess Harding

Fay Bainter

Ellen Whitcomb

Reginald Owen

Clayton

Minor Watson

William J. Harding

William Bendix

Pinkie Peters

Gladys Blake

Flo Peters

Dan Tobin

Gerald Howe

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Katharine Hepburn Tess Harding

Fay Bainter Ellen Whitcomb

Reginald Owen Clayton

Minor Watson William J. Harding

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Gladys Blake Flo Peters

Dan Tobin Gerald Howe

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