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Battle of the sexes /

by Faris, Valerie [film director.]; Dayton, Jonathan [film director.]; Beaufoy, Simon [screenwriter.]; Stone, Emma [actor.]; Carell, Steve [actor.]; Riseborough, Andrea [actor.]; Silverman, Sarah [actor.]; Pullman, Bill [actor.]; Cumming, Alan [actor.]; Shue, Elisabeth [actor.]; Stowell, Austin [actor.]; Morales, Natalie [actor.]; Fox Searchlight Pictures [presenter.]; TSG Entertainment [presenter.]; Decibel Films [production company.]; Cloud Eight Films [production company.]; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc [publisher.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialPublisher: Beverly Hills, California: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.Uniform titles: Battle of the sexes (Motion picture : 2017).Subject(s): King, Billie Jean -- Drama | Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995 -- Drama | Tennis players -- Drama | Tennis -- Drama | Sexism -- Drama | Feature films | Sports films | Historical films | Comedy films | Fiction films | Video recordings for the hearing impaired | Video recordings for people with visual disabilitiesCast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales.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.
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Originally released as a theatrical motion picture.

Special features: Raw footage: Billie Jean's grand entrance (no audio) ; Reigniting the rivalry ; Billie Jean King: in her own words ; Unit photography gallery ; Set design gallery.

Director of photography, Linus Sandgren ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Nicholas Britell.

Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Natalie Morales.

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.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and partial nudity.

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital surround 2.0.

In English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French with optional English, Spanish or French subtitles; closed-captioned; descriptive audio.

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