The Battle of the Sexes
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2013-06-26
Runtime: 83 mins
Director: James Erskine, Zara Hayes
Writer: James Erskine
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Battle of the Sexes
Production Companies: New Black Films, Goldcrest Capital, Media Squared Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
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