Documentary · United Kingdom · 2013 · 1h 23m

The Battle of the Sexes

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Director
James ErskineZara Hayes
Cast
Billie Jean King as Self Chris Evert as Self Bobby Riggs as Self (archive footage) Serena Williams as Self Maria Sharapova as Self Bella Abzug as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Joel Devlin — Director of Photography Adam Recht — Editor James Erskine — Writer Victoria Gregory — Producer James Erskine — Producer Toby Stevens — Production Design
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.

Trailer The Battle of the Sexes — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
tennisfeminismbiographyequalitywomen's issueswomen's rightswinter sportgender equalitygender inequalitysex codegender discrimination
Key Collaborators
James Erskine Director Zara Hayes Director Joel Devlin Director of Photography Adam Recht Editor James Erskine Writer Victoria Gregory Producer James Erskine Producer Toby Stevens Production Design
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