The Battle of the Sexes

Name: The Battle of the Sexes
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1960-08-22
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings

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Donald Pleasence, Peter Sellers, and Constance Cummings in The Battle of the Sexes (1960)

Comedy

Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.Angela Barrows, an accomplished business analyst from the US, attempts to contemporise the late MacPherson's tweed factory, shaking the very foundation of a men-only company.

6.7/10

1.4K

Director
- Charles Crichton
Writers
- James Thurber(short story "The Catbird Seat")
- Monja Danischewsky
Stars

Top credits

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Director
- Charles Crichton
Writers
- James Thurber(short story "The Catbird Seat")
- Monja Danischewsky
All cast & crew
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Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out. —Col Needham <col@imdb.com>

based on short story colleague colleague relationship office battle of the sexes attempted murder 121 more

Taglines
- James Thurber's Delightful Sex-War Satire.
Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- G
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
In 1956 Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions announced plans to film James Thurber's "The Catbird Seat" with a screenplay from George Axelrod.

Quotes
Andrew Darling: You're a gremlin, that's what she said.
Macleod: Who says?
Andrew Darling: Mrs blathering Barrows. You should hear what she's going to do with the house of MacPherson. Here... what's a gremlin?
Macleod: You'd better go and see Mr Roberts. Come on.
Andrew Darling: Ah, Robbie... he's a gremlin.
Robertson: Will you please stop calling me a gremlin?

Connections
Featured in The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)

Soundtracks
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Cecil F. Alexander and music by William H. Monk
Sung by a choir on the television in Mrs Barrows' apartment

Top review

10/10

Cultural and progress clashes lead to war in the Tweed business

A delicious mix of dry comments, cultural clashes and devious expressions. Sellers is excellent as the mouse-like Mr Martin shocked to the core by the brash Miss Barrows and driven by his devotion to the family to protect tradition at all costs ! The bumbling uncertainty of the head of the Tweed empire could only be achieved by Morley whose portly figure towers over his frail employees as they await his next disastrous decision. Great examples of new not always being better (or not allowed to be !) form the key of the battle until the final hilarious showdown between the American and Scottish way of thinking. Every second is a film treat - should be on everyone's shelves !

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