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Battle of the Sexes (Original title)
Dates: 2017 (Copyright), 22 September 2017 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Director: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton

Synopsis: The story of the 1973 tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King and the ex-men’s-champion Bobby Riggs. Riggs a gambling addict challenges King to a competitive game that he says will prove men's superiority.

Genres:
Comedy, Biopic

Subjects:
Sex discrimination, Tennis competitions
Releases
Date: 22 September 2017Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Date: 24 November 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins 28 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)
Date: 01 April 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: FestivalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - SoundRuntime: 122 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (160)
Produced by: Christian Colson, Produced by: Danny Boyle, Produced by: Robert Graf, Associate Producer: Karen Ruth Getchell, Associate Producer: Thomas Patrick Smith, Associate Producer: Jeff Harlacker, Unit Production Manager: Robert Graf, Production Supervisor – Tennis Unit: Bart Lipton, Production Co-ordinator: Elizabeth Tyson, Assistant Production Co-ordinator: Drew Grant, Production Accountant: Paul Belenardo, Location Manager: Chris Baugh, Key Assistant Location Manager: Darrin Cummings, Key Assistant Location Manager: Rick M. Poyner, Key Assistant Location Manager: Sofia Ochoa, Aurora Ann Quinones, Assistant Location Manager: Kim Jordan, Post-production Supervisor: Jason Miller, Researcher: Grace Boyle, 1st Assistant Director: Thomas Patrick Smith, 2nd Assistant Director: Robert E. Kay, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: David Marnell, Script Supervisor: Lyn Matsuda Norton, Casting by: Kim Davis-Wagner, Justine Arteta, Casting Associate: Faryn Einhorn, Extras Casting: Extra-Extra Casting, Extras Casting: Fiona Cooke, Extras Casting: Kris Hutchinson, Voice Casting: John Gidcomb, Written by: Simon Beaufoy, Director of Photography: Linus Sandgren, B Camera Operator: Ari Robbins, C Camera Operator: Davon Slininger, D Camera Operator: Jessica L. Lopez, Steadicam Operator: Ari Robbins, 1st Assistant A Camera: Jorge Sánchez, 1st Assistant B Camera: Keith B. Davis, 1st Assistant C Camera: Chris Garcia, 1st Assistant D Camera: Andrew Degnan, 2nd Assistant A Camera: Melissa Fisher, 2nd Assistant B Camera: John Parson, 2nd Assistant C Camera: Jenna Hoffman, 2nd Assistant D Camera: Ryan S. Jackson, Loader: Renee Treyball, Loader: Michael Nie, Gaffer: Brad Hazen, Best Boy Electrician: Michael Lowrance, Key Grip: Anthony Cady, Video Assist: Matthew Shaver, Still Photographer: Melinda Sue Gordon, Visual Effects Producer: David Robinson, Visual Effects Co-ordinator: Josh Fritchie, Visual Effects 1: Iola VFX, Visual Effects Supervisor, Iola VFX: Cliff Welsh, Visual Effects Producer, Iola VFX: Anwei Chen, Additional Visual Effects by: Mammal Studios, Stewart VFX, Special Effects Foreman: Sam Dean, Special Effects Advisor: Steve Cremin, Film Editor: Pamela Martin, Assistant Editor: Audrey Evans, 1st Assistant Editor: Staci Pontius, Visual Effects Editor: Derek Drouin, Production Designer: Judy Becker, Art Director: Alexander Wei, Assistant Art Director: Alec Contestabile, Art Department Co-ordinator: Danielle Osborne, Set Designer: Camille Bratkowski, Set Decorator: Matthew Flood Ferguson, Assistant Set Decorator: Jennifer Durban, Graphic Artist: Kelly Rae Hemenway, Sara Escamilla, Storyboard Artist: Andrea Dietrich, Property Master: Dwayne David Grady, Assistant Property Master: Jennifer Dawson, Construction Co-ordinator: Lars Petersen, Costume Designer: Mary Zophres, Assistant Costume Designer: Joanne Kissack, Costume Supervisor: Lynda Foote, Key Costumer: Robin Borman-Wizan, Leigh Bell, Set Costumer: Mark Avery, Laura Wolford, Costumer: Mallory Bradley, Background Set Costumer: Cookie Lopez Fahey, Department Head Make-up: Torsten Witte, Key Make-up: Haruyo Sawada, Make-up Artist: Albert Elizondo, Make-up Artist: Yukiko Kinkel, Make-up Artist: Lufeng Qu, Department Head Hair: Frida S. Aradóttir, Key Hair: Rita Troy, Hair Stylist: Kimberly Beaird-Pennell, Hair Stylist: Michele Payne, Main Titles: Imaginary Forces, End Titles: Scarlet Letters, Film Processing Provided by: FotoKem, Supervising Digital Colourist: Mitch Paulson, Music by: Nicholas Britell, Music Conducted by: Nicholas Britell, Nicholas Britell, Orchestrated by: Matt Dunkley, Nicholas Britell, Music Supervisor: Steven Baker, Score Produced by: Nicholas Britell, John Finklea, Music Editor: John Finklea, Music Recorded by: Dennis Sands, Digital Recording by: Adam Olmstead, Recorded at: The Henson Studios, Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage, Music Mixed by: Dennis Sands, Score Mixed at: Sound Waves SB, Music Clearances: Chris Robertson, Orchestra Contracted by: Peter Rotter, Music Preparation by: Booker White, Tennis Choreographer: Vince Spadea, Sound Designer: Ai-Ling Lee, Production Sound Mixer: Lisa Pinero, Boom Operator: Ben Greaves, Sound Utility: Howard Eriksson, Re-Recording Services Provided by: Formosa Group, Re-recording Mixer: Ron Bartlett, Re-recording Mixer: Doug Hemphill, Re-recording Mixer: Ai-Ling Lee, Supervising Sound Editor: Ai-Ling Lee, Supervising Sound Editor: Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Dialogue Editor: David V. Butler, FX Editor: Chris Diebold, ADR Recordist: David Lucarelli, ADR Recordist: Nick Jimenez, ADR Mixer: Charleen Richards, ADR Mixer: Michael Miller, ADR Mixer: Chris Navarro, ADR Editor: Galen Goodpaster, Foley Artist: Dan O'Connell, Foley Artist: Jack Cucci, Foley Mixer: Jim Ashwill, Foley Mixer: Richard Duarte, Foley Mixer: Roberto Alegria, Foley Mixer: Jack Cucci, Supervising Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein, Foley by: One Step Up, Stunt Co-ordinator: Erik Solky, Stunts: Donny Bailey, Stunts: George Peters, Tennis Double: Vincent Spadea, Special Consultant: Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Tennis Consultant/Coach: Lornie Kuhle, Unit Publicist: Spooky Stevens, Transportation Captain: Tom Whelpley, Transportation Captain: Doug Weaver, Transportation Co-ordinator: Paul Stroh, Cameras and Lenses Provided by: Camtech Motion Picture Camera Systems, Camera Cranes, Dollies, Remote & Stabilized Camera Systems by: Inc. Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Digital Intermediate by: EFilm
Cast (54)
Emma Stone (Billie Jean King), Steve Carell (Bobby Riggs), Andrea Riseborough (Marilyn Barnett), Sarah Silverman (Gladys Heldman), Bill Pullman (Jack Kramer), Alan Cumming (Cuthbert Tinling, 'Ted'), Elisabeth Shue (Priscilla Riggs), Austin Stowell (Larry King), Natalie Morales (Rosie Casals), Eric Christian Olsen (Lornie Kuhle), Fred Armisen (Rheo Blair), Martha MacIsaac (Jane Bartkowicz, 'Peaches'), Lauren Kline (Nancy Richey), Mickey Sumner (Valerie Ziegenfuss), Fidan Manashirova (Judy Tegart Dalton), Jessica McNamee (Margaret Court), Ashley Weinhold (Kristy Pigeon), Wallace Langham (Henry), Kaitlyn Christian (Kerry Melville Reid), Bridey Elliott (Julie Heldman), Lewis Pullman (Larry Riggs), James Mackay (Barry Court), Enuka Okuma (Bonny), Tim Ransom (Jerry Perenchio), Cooper Friedman (Bobby Riggs Jr.), Doug Dean (Jack Desmond), Mark Harelik (Hank Greenberg), Jamey Sheridan (Ken Rosewall), Tom Kenny (Bob Sanders), Matt Malloy (Rigg’s therapist), Chip Chinery (Roone Arledge), Agnès Olech (cocktail waitress), Chris Parnell (DJ), Dan Bakkedahl (Gamblers Anon leader), Mike Vogel (nightclub dancer), Nancy Lenehan (Billie’s bom), Michael Chieffo (Billie’s dad), Josh Breeding (third ad), Bob Stephenson (sugar daddy PR guy), Faryn Einhorn (waitress at diner), Nelson Franklin (TV reporter), Adam Lustick (chauffeur), Peter A. Hulne (Astrodome TV director), Brigitte Hagerman (female reporter), Mark Birch (male reporter), Chet Grissom (Forest Hills - sportscaster), Don Dowe (TV announcer – 'Massacre'), Jim Hanna (Court/Riggs match umpire), Lornie Kuhle (Court/Riggs match interviewer), Shelly Slocum (hair client), Paul Ganus (Frank Gifford), Konstantina Mallios, Kevin Hawley (gambler), Art Streiber (Bobby Riggs’ photographer)