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Second Serve is a film of genre Drama directed by Anthony Page released in USA on 1 january 1986 with Vanessa Redgrave
Second Serve (1986)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1986
Length 2h
Directed by Anthony Page
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Tennis films
Rating72%
Second Serve is an American biopic of eye surgeon, professional tennis player and male-to-female transgender woman Renée Richards. The made-for-television film is based on her 1983 autobiography Second Serve: The Renée Richards Story that was written with John Ames. The script is by Stephanie Liss and Gavin Lambert and the film was directed by Anthony Page. Second Serve aired on CBS on May 13, 1986, and stars Vanessa Redgrave as Richards.
Synopsis
In 1976, Renée Richards is on the tennis court as a professional tennis player. The film flashes back to 1964, when Renée Richards is an eye surgeon named Richard Radley (both roles played by Redgrave). Radley has a successful career and a fiancée, but secretly cross-dresses at night. Unable to speak with his mother Sadie (Louise Fletcher), who is a psychiatrist, Radley consults his own psychiatrist, Dr. Beck (Martin Balsam), who advises him to grow a beard. This strategy works temporarily until Radley is drafted into the Navy, which does not allow beards. Following his discharge and a failed marriage, Radley undergoes gender reassignment surgery and becomes Renée.Actors
Vanessa Redgrave
(Renee Richards)
Martin Balsam
(Dr. Beck)
Whit Hertford
(Renee)
Louise Fletcher
(Dr. Sadie M. Bishop)
William Russ
(Josh)
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