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In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2001-12-10
- video_camera_front Companies Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment
- timer Runtime: 157 Mins
- star Rating: 6.8 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1791 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0248667
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Will Smith
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jon Voight
Howard Cosell

Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X

Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson
Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi

Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali

Michael Michele
Veronica Porche

Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge

Paul RodrÃguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill
Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria

LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad

David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte

Ted Levine
Joe Smiley

Candy Ann Brown
Odessa

David Elliott
Sam Cooke

Shari Watson
Woman Singer

Malick Bowens
Joseph Mobutu

Michael Bentt
Sonny Liston

James Toney
'Smokin' Joe Frazier

Alfred Cole
Ernie Terrell

Charles Shufford
George Foreman

Rufus Dorsey
Floyd Paterson

Robert Sale
Jerry Quarry

Vince Cooke
Jimmy Ellis

Damien 'Bolo' Wills
Ken Norton

David Haines
Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

Victoria Dillard
Betty Shabazz

Brad Greenquist
Marlin Thomas

Morgana Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter

Maya Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter

Maestro Harrell
Young Cassius Clay

William Utay
The Doctor

Kim Robillard
Jimmy Cannon

David Purdham
Madison Square Garden Announcer

Gailard Sartain
Gordon Davidson

Wade Williams
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Guy Van Swearingen
Induction FBI Man

Doug Hale
Judge Ingraham

LaDonna Tittle
Bundini's Landlady

Marc Grapey
Bob Arum

Herb Mitchell
Boxing Commissioner

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Malcolm's Bodyguard

Bobby Stuart
Thomas 15X Johnson

Patrick New
Room Service Guy

Ron O.J. Parson
Death Newsman

Ellis Williams
Family Photo Man

Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Asian Cosmetologist

John Gleeson Connolly
Assistant Director

Warner Saunders
Customer

Jack Reiss
Referee Arthur Mercante

Marty Denkin
Frazier Fight II Announcer

Tamara Lynch
Flight Attendant

Chico Benymon
Hampton House Announcer

Bill Plaschke
Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Steve Springer
Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Patrick M. Connolly
Announcer

Patrick C. Russell
Referee

Robert Byrd
Willie Reddick

Cedric Wills
Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

Ronald A. DiNicola
Prosecutor

Moses Hollins
Man on Train

Daniel E. Gurevitz
Boxing Commission Reporter

Steven Randazzo
Reporter

Ray Bokhour
Reporter

Leonard Termo
Madison Square Garden Reporter

Johnny Ortiz
Madison Square Garden Reporter

Mark Salem
New York Reporter

Sheldon Fogel
New York Reporter

Jim Gray
New York Reporter

Melvin Thomas
Harlem Neighbor

Natalie Carter
Harlem Neighbor

Reginald Footman
Harlem Neighbor

Poe Poe
Harlem Reporter

Mel Dick
Louisville Sponsoring Group

Kim Taylor-Coleman
Lana Shabazz

Christian Stolte
Miami Cop

Vic Manni
Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Will Gill Jr.
Dick Sadler

Sylvaine Strike
ORTF Interviewer

Denis Luposo
Kinshasa Reporter

Sharon Wilkinson
Rose Jennings

Carol Hatchett
Pointer Sister

Judith Mwale
Pointer Sister

Keabetswe Motsilanyane
Pointer Sister

Richard Katanga
Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

Thomas Kariuki Matheri
Lieutenant Nsakala

Larry Hazzard Sr.
Zack Clayton

Derrick Brown
Larry Holmes

Rommel Hyacinth
The Pilot

Graham Hopkins
London Banker

Daniel Janks
CIA Man

Bradford E. Lang
Black Pilot

Michael Dorn
Black Pilot

Dan Robbertse
Reporter in Zaire

Graham Clarke
Reporter in Zaire

Dimitri Cassar
Reporter in Zaire

Frank Notaro
Reporter in Zaire

Mark Mulder
Reporter in Zaire

David W. Hess
Reporter in Zaire

Henrikennyo Mukenyi
Bula

Nathaniel Malekane
Archie Moore

Millard Arnold
Doc Broadus

Edda Collier
Blonde French Reporter

Yi Lu Wei
Chinese Delegate

Lee Cummings
Hunter Thompson

Zaa Nkweta
Foreman Fight Announcer

Themba Gasa
Idi Amin

Andrew P. Jones
Don King's Aide

Marc Kulazite Mboli
Additional Aide to Mobutu

Cimanga Kalambay
Additional Aide to Mobutu

Jean Bikoi
Additional Aide to Mobutu

James Gilbert
Sparring Partner in Africa

Carolina Lancaster
Dancer (uncredited)
groups Crew

Jon Peters
Producer

Stuart Waks
Editor

Michael Mann
Director

Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer

Michael Mann
Producer

James Lassiter
Producer

Christopher Wilkinson
Screenplay

Eric Roth
Screenplay

Michael Mann
Screenplay

Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography

Pieter Bourke
Original Music Composer

Paul Ardaji
Producer

William Goldenberg
Editor

Stephen E. Rivkin
Editor

Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay

Lynzee Klingman
Editor

Lee Caplin
Executive Producer

Graham King
Executive Producer

Carol Brown
Makeup Artist

Craig Heath
Sound Recordist

Christopher Emerson
Assistant Sound Editor

Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Producer

Karen E. Burnett
Set Dresser

Richard Fojo
Assistant Art Director

Steve Park
Set Dresser

Jeremy Alan Read
Set Dresser

Jonathan Lee
Art Direction

Michael Thurman
Set Dresser

Gregory King
Supervising Sound Editor

Keith Hall
Makeup Artist

Lydia Milars
Makeup Supervisor

Diana Cilliers
Costume Supervisor

Jane B. Johnson
Set Decoration

Craig Henighan
Sound Effects Editor

Brian Risner
Sound Effects Editor

Suzi Ostos
Makeup Artist

Robert Renga
Sound Recordist

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer

Bill Rea
Art Direction

Judy Murdock
Makeup Artist

Lynn Christopher
Set Designer

Rando Schmook
Assistant Art Director

Sean Landeros
Sound Recordist

Nicholas Scott
Set Designer

Tomas Voth
Art Direction

Michael J. McAlister
Visual Effects Supervisor

Sukari McGill
Set Costumer

Marcos Alvarez
Set Designer

James V. Kent
Set Decoration

David W. Krummel
Assistant Art Director

Shane Reed
Set Dresser

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sloane U'Ren
Set Designer

Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gina Marie Ome
Set Costumer

Chuck Coffman
Set Dresser

Cary Whittaker
Set Dresser

Nicklas Farrantello
Assistant Art Director

Shaughnessy Hare
Assistant Sound Editor

Fred Schwendel
Set Dresser

James P. Lay
Sound Effects Editor

John Casey
Costume Supervisor

Victoria Thomas
Casting

Gregory Allen Howard
Story

Thomas Hayslip
Production Supervisor

Jim Erickson
Set Decoration

John Buckley
Gaffer

Marlene Stewart
Costume Design

Stephanie Lowry
Music Editor

Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator

Kevin De La Noy
Unit Production Manager

Michael Tinger
Post Production Supervisor

Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head

Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt
Production Supervisor

Vicki Hiatt
Music Editor

Lisa Jaime
Music Editor

Vera Mitchell
Hair Department Head

John Myhre
Production Design

Jody Spilkoman
Second Second Assistant Director

Ray Conchado
Set Dresser

Randolph LeRoi
Stunt Double

A. Kitman Ho
Producer

Lydia Cedrone
Production Consultant
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