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Battle of the sexes

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 th...

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Other Authors: Faris, Valerie (Film director), Dayton, Jonathan (Film director), Beaufoy, Simon (Screenwriter), Colson, Christian (Film producer), Boyle, Danny (Film producer), Graf, Robert, 1964- (Film producer), Stone, Emma, 1988- (Actor), Carell, Steve, 1963- (Actor), Riseborough, Andrea, 1981- (Actor), Silverman, Sarah (Actor), Pullman, Bill (Actor), Cumming, Alan, 1965- (Actor), Shue, Elisabeth (Actor), Stowell, Austin, 1984- (Actor), Morales, Natalie (Actor), Sandgren, Linus (director of photography.), Martin, Pamela (Film editor) (Editor of moving image work), Britell, Nicholas, 1980- (composer (expression))
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2017]
Series:Battle of the sexes (Motion picture : 2017)
Battle of the sexes (Motion picture : 2017).
Subjects:
King, Billie Jean > Drama.
Riggs, Bobby, > 1918-1995 > Drama.
Tennis players > Drama.
Tennis > Drama.
Sexism > Drama.
Sports films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Wide screen (2.39:1)
Bonus 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.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 (English, English descriptive audio), Dolby digital 2.0 surround (Spanish, French).
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content and partial nudity QUE rating: G.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Linus Sandgren ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Nicholas Britell.

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