Highlights

The Battle of the Sexes (2015)

Movie
Audience Score
65
The Battle of the Sexes
NR 1 hr 23 minSep 10th, 2015Documentary
Share
Embed MovieCopiedi
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.
StarringBillie Jean KingChris EvertBobby Riggs
DirectorsJames ErskineZara Hayes
WriterJames Erskine

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Billie Jean King, Robert Jolliffe
Production Companies:New Black Films, Goldcrest Capital, Media Squared Films
The Battle of the Sexes on the Web:Official Website, Twitter, Facebook
Movie Tags:
biographyfeminismwomen's rightstenniswomen's issuesgender equalityequalitywinter sportgender inequalitygender discrimination