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The Battle of the Sexes

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The heir (Robert Morley) to a Scottish tweed mill returns with a U.S. efficiency expert (Constance Cummings) that his accountant (Peter Sellers) cannot stand.

Critics Reviews

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Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Jul 4, 2013 Full Review Tom Beasley VultureHound When it allows Cummings and Sellers to spar though, and takes its dark turn, it's an enjoyable and fleeting caper. Rated: 3/5 Aug 17, 2020 Full Review Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Like many another recent comedy from both sides of the Atlantic, this British effort begins hilariously but fails to fulfil its promise, bogging down in strain, coyness and repetition. Oct 16, 2019 Full Review Isabel Quigly The Spectator Charles Crichton has directed a neat and highly enjoyable film, with some brilliant timing in its attempted murder scene and the sort of scorings-off that will appeal to everyone. Jul 20, 2018 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Rated: 4/5 Jun 27, 2013 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Again, Sellers fails to deliever the laughs and leaves that to the wonderful Robert Morley, bar the one scene where he is trying to kill off the american business woman. But this is too slow and sellers is being too much of a smart ass....again Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member classic British comedy . Enough said Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member A successful but unliked US businesswoman is sent away to Scotland where she meets the owner of a tweed manufacturing firm. She wants to revolutionise his firm's working methods,; his workers don't want any such nonsense. Peter Sellers' character plots her comeuppance. Mildly amusing, would probably have been much better if it had been made as an Ealing comedy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member British comedy in familiar style for the time. Sellers and Morley are both brilliant as rather opposite individuals runnng the same company. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Charles Crichton

Director

Peter Sellers

Mr. Martin

Robert Morley

Robert Macpherson

Constance Cummings

Angela Barrows

Jameson Clark

Andrew Darling

Ernest Thesiger

Old Macpherson

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Synopsis The heir (Robert Morley) to a Scottish tweed mill returns with a U.S. efficiency expert (Constance Cummings) that his accountant (Peter Sellers) cannot stand.
Director
Charles Crichton
Producer
Monja Danischewsky
Screenwriter
Monja Danischewsky
Distributor
Continental Distributing Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 18, 1960, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 28m