The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

83 mins | Documentary | June 26, 2013

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.

The Battle of the Sexes

83 mins | Documentary | June 26, 2013

The Battle of the Sexes
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.
Producers New Black Films
Original title The Battle of the Sexes
Directors Zara Hayes, James Erskine
Writers James Erskine

Cast

Billie Jean King

as Herself

Chris Evert

as Herself

Bobby Riggs

as Himself

Serena Williams

as Herself

Maria Sharapova

as Herself

Bella Abzug

as Self (archive footage)