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