Battle of the sexes
by Dayton, Jonathon [director.]; Faris, Valerie [director.]; Britell, Nicholas [music.]; Stone, Emma [actor.]; Carell, Steve [actor.]; Riseborough, Andrea [actor.].
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Visual materialPublisher: 20th Century Fox Home Ent., 2018Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : col.Cast: Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Eric Christian Olsen, Fred Armisen.Summary: American biographical sports film based on the 1973 tennis match between world women's champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-champion, Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). Billie submits to jeering from the chauvinistic Bobby to step up and play against him in a match where the winner will collect $100,000 and prove which gender is the stronger. Billie sets out to prove that women can perform as well as her male counterpart, and questions the gender pay gap in the sports industry. On match day, who will win the game and come out on top?
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| DVD_12RED | Formby Library | DVD | 5128 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002954418X | |||
| DVD_12RED | Stock Services Unit | DVD | M3636 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002954422X |
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Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English)
Made in 2017.
Based on a true story.
Credits: director, Jonathon Dayton; director, Valerie Faris; writer, Simon Beaufoy; music, Nicholas Britell; cinematographer, Linus Sandgren.
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American biographical sports film based on the 1973 tennis match between world women's champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-champion, Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). Billie submits to jeering from the chauvinistic Bobby to step up and play against him in a match where the winner will collect $100,000 and prove which gender is the stronger. Billie sets out to prove that women can perform as well as her male counterpart, and questions the gender pay gap in the sports industry. On match day, who will win the game and come out on top?
BBFC code: 12.
DVD.
Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Natalie Morales, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Eric Christian Olsen, Fred Armisen.
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