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The Battle of the Sexes is a 1959 British black and white comedy film starring Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, and Constance Cummings, and directed by Charles Crichton. Based on the short story "The Catbird Seat" by James Thurber, it was adapted by Monja Danischewsky. A timid accountant in a Scottish Tweed weaving company cleverly bests a brash ...
Sep 22, 2017 · Battle of the Sexes. Rating: PG-13. Runtime: 2h 1min. Release Date: September 22, 2017. Genre: Comedy. Emma Stone and Steve Carell bring their A game to this crowd-pleaser based on the electrifying true story of the 1973 tennis match between women’s champion Billie Jean King (Stone) and former men’s champ Bobby Riggs (Carell).
- Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
- Emma Stone
Here’s what the movie got right about the historic game that made King an icon — and what the filmmakers exaggerated. Fact: Billie Jean King came into conflict with Jack Kramer
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The Battle of the Sexes. The heir (Robert Morley) to a Scottish tweed mill returns with a U.S. efficiency expert (Constance Cummings) that his accountant (Peter Sellers) cannot stand.
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Comedy. The Battle of the Sexes is a 1959 British black and white comedy film starring Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, and Constance Cummings, and directed by Charles Crichton. Based on...
Sep 22, 2017 · In 1981, King was outed by that then former lover in a lawsuit and over the course of 24 hours, she lost all her endorsements. While the film covers King’s initial self-discovery, it doesn’t ...
The Battle of the Sexes is a lighthearted comedy that humorously explores the complexities of gender roles. Starring Peter Sellers, Robert Morley and Constance Cummings, the 1959 British black-and-white comedy, directed by Charles Crichton, follows a timid accountant in a Scottish Tweed weaving company.