The Greatest
Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN.
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
Trailer
Cast
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
David Clennon
Captain
James Gammon
Mr. Harry
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Stack Pierce
Rahaman
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
Skip Homeier
Major
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Paul Mantee
Carrara
Walter Olkewicz
Reporter
Roy Firestone
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
Richard Venture
Colonel
Don Dunphy
Commentator