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When Billie Beat Bobby is a 2001 American sports comedy drama television film written and directed by Jane Anderson that details the historic 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and what led up to it. It aired on ABC on April 16, 2001.
Apr 16, 2001 · When Billie Beat Bobby: Directed by Jane Anderson. With Holly Hunter, Ron Silver, Matt Letscher, Bob Gunton. The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs (Ron Silver) and young feminist Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter).
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Jane Anderson
- 2001-04-16
Jun 19, 2024 · Currently you are able to watch "When Billie Beat Bobby" streaming on Amazon Prime Video or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Freevee, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It is also possible to rent "When Billie Beat Bobby" on Apple TV online and to download it on Apple TV.
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- Jane Anderson
- PG
- 10
The chauvinistic Riggs is riding high after he defeats Margaret Court (Matt Letscher), a top-ranked player. Then he publicly challenges another woman, Billie Jean King (Holly Hunter). King...
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- Jane Anderson
- PG
- Holly Hunter
This TV movie stars Oscar-winner Holly Hunter and Tony Award-winner Ron Silver in an engaging look at a seminal event: the 1973 televised Battle of the Sexes match between Billie Jean King, one of the best female players in the world, and Bobby Riggs, a Wimbledon champion-turned-hustler.
Television movie about the events leading up to the 1972 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs that put women's sports on the map.The "Battle of the Sexes" was a sociological event that fed on the burgeoning women's liberation movement of the time.
When aging, chauvinistic tennis pro Bobby Riggs (RON SILVER, ALI, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) begins to challenge the world's top ladies players, King confidently rises to the test - not for...
