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The Battles of the Sexes
The Battles of the Sexes
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THE BATTLES OF THE SEXES

Directed by James Erskine, Zara Hayes
United Kingdom, 2013
Documentary

Synopsis

Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 39 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 he could beat any woman in the world.

Synopsis

Tennis star and women’s rights activist Billie Jean King won a total of 39 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 he could beat any woman in the world.