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1973 · 1h 58m · US PG · Drama / Romance

The Way We Were

Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.

Starring Barbra Streisand · Robert Redford · Bradford Dillman · Lois Chiles · Patrick O'Neal

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