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Original title The Battle of the Sexes
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 1960-08-22

Cast

Peter Sellers
Mr. Martin

Robert Morley
Robert Macpherson

Constance Cummings
Angela Barrows

Jameson Clark
Andrew Darling

Ernest Thesiger
gamle Macpherson

Donald Pleasence (as Donald Pleasance)
Irwin Hoffman

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Assistant to the Producer
Casting
Production Secretary
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Conductor
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Assistant Film Editor
Boom Operator
Sound Assistant
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Narrator

Cast

Peter Sellers Mr. Martin
Robert Morley Robert Macpherson
Constance Cummings Angela Barrows
Jameson Clark Andrew Darling
Ernest Thesiger gamle Macpherson
Donald Pleasence (as Donald Pleasance) Irwin Hoffman
Moultrie Kelsall Graham
Alex Mackenzie Robertson
Roddy MacMillan Macleod
Michael Goodliffe polis
James Gibson Archie, nattvakten
Noel Howlett Mr. White
Abe Barker Mr. Meekie
Gordon Phillott Mr. Munson
William Mervyn polisens vän
Norman Macowan Jock Munro
MacDonald Parke (as Macdonald Parke) C.J.
Patricia Hayes Jeannie Macdougall
Eric Woodburn vinbutiksinnehavaren
Donald Bisset tobakshandlare
Aletha Orr den amerikanska frun
Sydney Keith den amerikanske maken
Meadows White varubudet
Fred Griffiths vaktmästare
Glyn Houston vaktmästare
Robert Crewdson polisman
Anne Sharp kvinnlig vaktmästare
Davy Barron pojken med leksakspistol (ej krediterad)

Companies

Production Company Prometheus Film Productions Ltd.
Copyright Prometheus Film Productions Ltd. 1959
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Svea Film
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2011
Costume Designer J.B. Johnstone Ltd. (Constance Cummings kläder)
Re-recording Studio Anvil Films

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 96297
Date 1960-08-10
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2290 meters
Notes Speltid: 84 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2291 meter
Length in minutes 84 min


Original work

Original title The Catbird Seat (Short story)
Author James Thurber


Production location

Independent Artists Studios Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
Edinbugh, Skottland United Kingdom

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1960-08-22 Sture Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1972-03-12 TV1 Sweden
1981-07-23 TV2 Sweden
DVD release 2010-01-08 Sweden (utgiven i samligen "Peter Sellers - 4 DVD Collection")

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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