Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Cukor
Written by	Ruth Gordon; Garson Kanin
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten
Starring	Spencer Tracy; Katharine Hepburn
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	George Boemler
Music by	Miklós Rózsa
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	November 18, 1949;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,728,000
Box office	$3,947,000

Adam's Rib is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor from a screenplay written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin. It stars Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who come to oppose each other in court. Judy Holliday co-stars as the third lead in her second credited movie role. Also featured are Tom Ewell, David Wayne, and Jean Hagen. The music was composed by Miklós Rózsa, and the song "Farewell, Amanda" was written by Cole Porter.

The film was well received upon its release and is considered a classic romantic comedy. It ranked at No. 22 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs list. In 1992, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Adam's Rib at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Mannix was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "National Film Registry" Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Library of Congress, accessed October 28, 2011.
^ Marx, Andy; Wharton, Dennis (December 4, 1992). "Diverse pix mix picked". Variety. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 10, 2020.