The Battle of the Sexes

2013

83 min

6.4

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Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, but the biggest match of her career took place in 1973 against former men’s champion Bobby Riggs, a self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig who declared that, even at the age of 55, he could beat any woman in the world.

Budget

$0

Genre

Documentary

Director

Zara Hayes

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Billie Jean King

Chris Evert

Bobby Riggs

Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova

Bella Abzug

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The Battle of the Sexes

Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, but the biggest match of her career took place in 1973 against former men’s champion Bobby Riggs, a self-proclaimed male chauvinist pig who declared that, even at the age of 55, he could beat any woman in the world.

  • Billie Jean King

  • Chris Evert

  • Bobby Riggs

  • Serena Williams

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