The Battle of the Sexes

201383 min6.3English

Directed by

James Erskine, Zara Hayes

Synopsis

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.

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013

Cast and Crew

Cast: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Bobby Riggs, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Bella Abzug

Writer: James Erskine (Writer)

Cinematographer: Joel Devlin

Production Designer: Toby Stevens

Editor: Adam Recht

Composer: Christopher Nicholas Bangs

Producers: Victoria Gregory, James Erskine, Billie Jean King

Production: New Black Films, Goldcrest Capital, Media Squared Films

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