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The Greatest
Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN.
5.7(23)19771h 42m
Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
- Director
- Tom Gries
- Writers
- Ring Lardner Jr.
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Cast
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Sally Bondi
Bess
Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor
Arthur Adams
Cassius Clay Sr.
Dorothy Meyer
Odessa Clay
Rahman Ali
Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
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Crew
Directing
- Tom GriesDirector
- Richard A. WellsSecond Assistant Director
- Tom ShawAssistant Director
Writing
- Richard DurhamNovel
- Ring Lardner Jr.Writer
- Muhammad AliNovel
- Herbert MuhammadNovel
Production
- John MarshallProducer
- Beverly McDermottCasting
- Tom ShawProduction Manager
Camera
- Harry Stradling Jr.Director of Photography
Editing
- Byron 'Buzz' BrandtEditor
- Chuck BleckaAssistant Editor
- George C. VillaseñorAssistant Editor
Sound
- Michael MasserOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Robert S. SmithProduction Design
- Solomon BrewerSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Eddie M. BarronHairstylist
- William TuttleMakeup Artist
- Thomas TuttleMakeup Artist