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