Adam's Rib
“It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!”
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.
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Cast
71 people
Spencer Tracy
Adam Bonner
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Katharine Hepburn
Amanda Bonner
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
The African Queen
Judy Holliday
Doris Attinger
Known for
Born Yesterday
It Should Happen to You
Tom Ewell
Warren Attinger
Known for
The Seven Year Itch
The Girl Can't Help It
David Wayne
Kip Lurie
Known for
The Andromeda Strain
How to Marry a Millionaire
Jean Hagen
Beryl Caighn
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
The Asphalt Jungle
Hope Emerson
Olympia La Pere
Known for
Westward the Women
Caged
Eve March
Grace
Known for
The Curse of the Cat People
Clarence Kolb
Judge Reiser
Known for
His Girl Friday
Carefree
Emerson Treacy
Jules Frikke
Known for
The Prowler
Polly Moran
Mrs. McGrath
Known for
Show People
Will Wright
Judge Marcasson
Known for
Niagara
They Live by Night
George Cukor Director · Ruth Gordon Screenplay Garson Kanin Screenplay
Worldwide gross $9.5M · Budget $1.7M · United States release November 17, 1949
Box office
Budget
$1,728,000
Worldwide gross
$9,470,000
Gross vs. budget
5.5×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1949
Theatrical
Argentina
September 11, 1952 · Theatrical
Australia
May 19, 1950 · Theatrical
Austria
April 11, 1952 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 23, 1950 · Theatrical
March 27, 2006 · Physical · DVD/VHS Warner
Canada
November 18, 1949 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 8, 1951 · Theatrical
Finland
December 8, 1950 · Theatrical
France
November 3, 1950 · Theatrical
Germany
March 18, 1952 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 29, 1951 · Theatrical
Italy
January 10, 1951 · Theatrical
Japan
July 28, 1950 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 4, 1950 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 22, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 14, 1950 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 12, 1950 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 7, 1951 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 13, 1950 · Theatrical
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