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