Battle of the sexes, 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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Label
Battle of the sexes, 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
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and partial nudity, QUE rating: G
Main title
Battle of the sexes
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
121
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
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Dayton, Jonathan
- Stowell, Austin, 1984-
- Riseborough, Andrea, 1981-
- Cumming, Alan, 1965-
- Graf, Robert, 1964-
- Faris, Valerie
- TSG Entertainment
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Decibel Films
- Colson, Christian
- Boyle, Danny
- Pullman, Bill
- Morales, Natalie, 1985-
- Silverman, Sarah
- Carell, Steve, 1962-
- Shue, Elisabeth
- Cloud Eight Films
- Beaufoy, Simon
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Stone, Emma, 1988-
Genre
Subject
- King, Billie Jean -- Drama
- Comedy films
- Sexism -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs.
- Drama
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- Sports films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Tennis -- Drama
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Fiction films
- Tennis players -- Drama
- Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995 -- Drama
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- Dayton, Jonathan
- Stowell, Austin, 1984-
- Riseborough, Andrea, 1981-
- Cumming, Alan, 1965-
- Graf, Robert, 1964-
- Faris, Valerie
- TSG Entertainment
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
- Decibel Films
- Colson, Christian
- Boyle, Danny
- Pullman, Bill
- Morales, Natalie, 1985-
- Silverman, Sarah
- Carell, Steve, 1962-
- Shue, Elisabeth
- Cloud Eight Films
- Beaufoy, Simon
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Stone, Emma, 1988-
- Genre9
- Subject14
- King, Billie Jean -- Drama
- Comedy films
- Sexism -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs.
- Drama
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- Sports films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Tennis -- Drama
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Fiction films
- Tennis players -- Drama
- Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995 -- Drama
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