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2013

The Battle of the Sexes

Directed by James Erskine

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.

Duration

1h 23m

Released

June 26, 2013

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6.5

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Cast6

  • Billie Jean King
  • Chris Evert
  • Bobby Riggs
  • Serena Williams
  • Maria Sharapova
  • Bella Abzug

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