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