Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Release: 2013-10-04
·Runtime: 97m
·★ 6.3
Drama
TV Movie
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Rainmark Films
Sakura Films
HBO Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Keith Nobbs
as Douglas's Clerk
Steven Hauck
as Maitre D'
Barry Levinson
as Justice Potter Stewart
Benjamin Walker
as Kevin Kennedy
Lisa Joyce
as Donna Connolly
Damian Young
as Ramsey Clark
Victor Slezak
as Marshal of the Court
Nate Dern
as Blackmun's Second Clerk
Drew Gehling
as Marshall's Clerk
John Bedford Lloyd
as Byron 'Whizzer' White
Danny Glover
as Justice Thurgood Marshall
Charlie Hewson
as Burger's Clerk
Bob Balaban
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Kathleen Chalfant
as Ethel Harlan
Ed Begley Jr.
as Justice Harry Blackmun
Harris Yulin
as William O. Douglas
Peter McRobbie
as Erwin Griswold
Pablo Schreiber
as Covert Becker
James Francis Ginty
as Brennan's Clerk
Pamela Stewart
as Librarian
Dana Ivey
as Mrs. Paige
Greg Connolly
as Doctor
Justin Swain
as Burger's Second Clerk
Jon Gabrus
as Stoned Clerk
Lizan Mitchell
as Housekeeper
Chuck Cooper
as Chauncey Eskridge
Christopher McLinden
as Black's Second Clerk
Frank Langella
as Chief Justice Warren Burger
Peter Gerety
as William Brennan
Fritz Weaver
as Hugo Black
Kerry Malloy
as Vietnam Vet
Muhammad Ali
as Himself (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer
as John Marshall Harlan
Crew
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Scott Burik
Stunts
Donald J. Hewitt Jr.
Stunts
Tim Davies
Best Boy Grip
Scott Ferguson
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Ric Schnupp
ADR Recordist
Arthur Graley
Foley Editor
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Coordinator
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Pete Klein
Stunts
Brett G. Smith
Stunts
Stephen Frears
Director