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The Battle of the Sexes (2013)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : James Erskine, Zara Hayes

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Herself
Chris Evert
Chris Evert
Herself
Bobby Riggs
Bobby Riggs
Himself
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Herself
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Herself
Bella Abzug
Bella Abzug
Self (archive footage)

Crews

James Erskine
James Erskine
Director
Zara Hayes
Zara Hayes
Director
Victoria Gregory
Victoria Gregory
Producer
James Erskine
James Erskine
Producer
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King
Executive Producer
Robert Jolliffe
Robert Jolliffe
Executive Producer
Adam Recht
Adam Recht
Editor
Joel Devlin
Joel Devlin
Director of Photography
Toby Stevens
Toby Stevens
Production Design
Christopher Nicholas Bangs
Christopher Nicholas Bangs
Music
James Erskine
James Erskine
Writer

Trailers and other movies

The Battle of the Sexes - Official Trailer

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