Adam's Rib

"It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!"

Nov 17 1949 Approved 1h 41m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda, also a lawyer, decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it, and their perfect marriage is disturbed by daily petty squabbles.

Written by

Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, Pierre-François Caillé

Directed by

George Cukor

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
23,615
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
87
Popularity
NA