The Battle of the Sexes

2013 · PG · History

The Battle of the Sexes tells the story of 'a match that defined a movement' the infamous tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in Houston 1973. Weaving together the story of the embryonic women's movement and the battle to establish equality on the tennis court (a literal level playing field).

Directed by: Zara Hayes, James Erskine & Yongchang Lin, Huida Lin

Featuring: Joseph S. Lambert, Siobhan Lumsden, Paul 'Maxx' Rinehart, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Bobby Riggs, Maria Sharapova & Bella Abzug

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