"The Way We Were" is a 1973 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand. The film tells the story of Katie Morosky (Streisand), a passionate anti-war activist and staunch Marxist, and Hubbell Gardiner (Redford), a carefree, privileged athlete and writer, whose vastly different backgrounds and political views create tension in their relationship. The story spans from their college days in the 1930s through the post-World War II era, focusing on their complex romance amid social and political upheaval, including the Hollywood blacklist and McCarthyism. Robert Redford played the role of Hubbell Gardiner, and Barbra Streisand played Katie Morosky. The film was both a box office success and critically acclaimed, winning Academy Awards for Best Original Dramatic Score and Best Original Song for its theme, "The Way We Were." The title song became a major hit, topping the Billboard charts and becoming one of Streisand's best-loved ballads. The film explores themes of love, politics, and personal differences, with Redford and Streisand's characters embodying contrasting worldviews that ultimately challenge their relationship. "The Way We Were" remains regarded as one of the great American romantic films and a classic love story in cinema history.