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When Billie Beat Bobby is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jane Anderson released in USA on 16 april 2001 with Holly Hunter
When Billie Beat Bobby (2001)
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Add to a movie listWhen Billie Beat Bobby is a 2001 ABC docudrama detailing the historic 1973 "The Battle of the Sexes" tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs and what lead up to it. The match was filmed at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California.
Actors
Holly Hunter
(Billie Jean King)
Ron Silver
(Bobby Riggs)
Matt Letscher
(Larry King)
Bob Gunton
(Jerry Perenchio)
Jacqueline McKenzie
(Margaret Court)
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