Billie Jean King Vs Bobby Riggs Movie

Billie jean king and bobby riggs squared off in the battle of the sexes round 2.

Billie jean king vs bobby riggs movie. It starred holly hunter as billie jean king and ron silver as bobby riggs. Then 29 king beat 55 year old. The 1973 tennis match between billie jean king and bobby riggs became the most watched televised sports event of all time. Directed by jane anderson.

A documentary also titled battle of the sexes was released by new black films in 2013. In 2013 new black films released the documentary movie battle of the sexes in cinemas with television broadcast following soon after. 20 1973 was not a normal day in sports. Pg 13 2 hr 1 min sep 2nd 2017 history drama comedy the true story of the 1973 tennis match between world number one billie jean king and ex champ and serial hustler bobby riggs.

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle aged champion bobby riggs ron silver and young feminist billie jean king holly hunter. As the rivalry between king and riggs kicked into high gear off court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. It was directed by james erskine and zara hayes. In exploring the battle of the sexes true story we learned that a made for television movie titled when billie beat bobby aired on abc in 2001.

Battle of the sexes valerie faris and jonathan dayton s new movie about the 1973 tennis match between billie jean king then a 29 year old wimbledon champion and bobby riggs a 55 year old. In 2001 abc aired a television film about the match between king and riggs titled when billie beat bobby starring holly hunter and ron silver as king and riggs respectively. With holly hunter ron silver matt letscher bob gunton. Battle of the sexes opening scen.