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- Battle of the sexes [videorecording] / by Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Dayton, Jonathan,film director.; Riseborough, Andrea,1981-actor.; Shue, Elisabeth,actor.; Stone, Emma,1988-actor.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc,publisher.;
Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Bill Pullman.In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's world champion Billie Jean King and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Sports films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; King, Billie Jean; Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995; Sexism; Sports rivalries; Televised tennis matches; Tennis players;
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- All in : an autobiography / by King, Billie Jean,author.; Howard, Johnette,author.; Vollers, Maryanne,author.;
"In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; King, Billie Jean.; Tennis players; Women tennis players;
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