Battle of the sexes

The Resource Battle of the sexes
Label
Battle of the sexes
Statement of responsibility
Fox Searchlight Pictures presents ; in association with TSG Entertainment ; a Decibel Films/Cloud Eight Films production ; directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton ; written by Simon Beaufoy ; produced by Christian Colson, Danny Boyle, Robert Graf ; a Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton film
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  • eng
  • spa
  • fre
  • spa
  • fre
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion Billie Jean King and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Linus Sandgren ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Nicholas Britell
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
  • MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and partial nudity
  • QUE rating: G
Language note
English, Spanish or French dialogue; Spanish or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); closed captioned; described video
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.B3885 2017
PerformerNote
Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales
Runtime
121
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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