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The Battle of the Sexes (2013)

Directed by James Erskine, Zara Hayes

Overview

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.

Length 83 minutes

Actors

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