| The Battle of the Sexes | |
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| Directed by | Charles Crichton |
| Written by | Monja Danischewsky |
| Based on | The Catbird Seat by James Thurber |
| Produced by | Monja Danischewsky |
| Starring | Peter Sellers Robert Morley Constance Cummings |
| Narrated by | Sam Wanamaker |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Seth Holt |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
Production company | Prometheus Film Productions Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Bryanston Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £133,060[1][2] |
The Battle of the Sexes is a 1959 British black and white comedy film starring Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, and Constance Cummings, and directed by Charles Crichton. Based on the short story "The Catbird Seat" by James Thurber,[3] it was adapted by Monja Danischewsky. A timid accountant in a Scottish Tweed weaving company cleverly bests a brash modern American efficiency expert whose ideas threaten his way of life.
- ^ Petrie, Duncan James (2017). "Bryanston Films : An Experiment in Cooperative Independent Production and Distribution" (PDF). Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: 7. ISSN 1465-3451.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
- ^ Weiler, A.H. (19 April 1960). "Screen: Thurber Tale: Battle of the Sexes' Is British Import". The New York Times.