The Greatest
The Greatest
Release: 1977-05-17
·Runtime: 102m
·★ 5.4
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
EMI Films
Cast
Muhammad Ali
as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
as Angelo Dundee
John Marley
as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
as Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
as Mrs. Fairlie
Malachi Throne
as Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
as Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
as Belinda Ali
Drew Bundini Brown
as Himself
Robert Duvall
as Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
as Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
as Hollis
James Earl Jones
as Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
as Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
as Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
as Draft Lawyer
Howard Bingham
as Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
as Colonel
Stack Pierce
as Rahaman
Paul Mantee
as Carrara
Skip Homeier
as Major
David Clennon
as Captain
James Gammon
as Mr. Harry
Don Dunphy
as Commentator
Walter Olkewicz
as Reporter
Roy Firestone
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
