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The War of the Roses is a american film of genre Drama directed by Danny DeVito released in USA on 8 december 1989 with Michael Douglas

The War of the Roses (1989)

The War of the Roses
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Released in USA 8 december 1989
Length 1h56
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating68% 3.4006153.4006153.4006153.4006153.400615

The War of the Roses is a 1989 American black comedy film based upon the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler. The film follows a wealthy couple with a seemingly perfect marriage. When their marriage begins to fall apart, material possessions become the center of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle.

This is the third film to co-star Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito, after Romancing the Stone and its sequel, The Jewel of the Nile. DeVito directed the film, which also had producer James L. Brooks and actor Dan Castellaneta working on a project outside of The Simpsons. The opening title sequence was created by Saul Bass.

In both the novel and the film, the married couple's family name is Rose, and the title is an allusion to the battles between the Houses of York and Lancaster at the end of the Middle Ages.

Synopsis

Lawyer Gavin D'Amato is in his office discussing a divorce case with a client. Noticing the man's determination to divorce his wife, Gavin decides to tell him the story of one of his clients, a personal friend of his.

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