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.
Acting
Ali's charm somehow works despite zero acting training.
Production
Recreating actual fights with Ali as both versions of himself.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like Ali wrote it — because he basically did.
Director
Tom Gries
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ali was only 35 but already curating his legacy; he insisted on script approval and rewrote much of his own dialogue.
Released just before his final comeback, the film accidentally captures Ali at his most controlled and least chaotic — the opposite of his actual personality.
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