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Adam's Rib(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-11-18
71%
309 Votes
Time: 1h 40m
It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!
Overview:
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,728,000.00
Revenue: $9,470,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Adam's Rib
Top 10 Billed Cast
Spencer Tracy
Adam Bonner
Katharine Hepburn
Amanda Bonner
Judy Holliday
Doris Attinger
Tom Ewell
Warren Attinger
David Wayne
Kip Lurie
Jean Hagen
Beryl Caighn
Hope Emerson
Olympia La Pere
Eve March
Grace
Clarence Kolb
Judge Reiser
Emerson Treacy
Jules Frikke
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