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Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, Lloyd Haynes, Robert Duvall ... see more see more... , David Huddleston , Ben Johnson , James Earl Jones , Dina Merrill , Roger E. Mosley , Paul Winfield , Annazette Chase , Mira Waters , Phillip MacAllister , Dorothy Meyer , Lucille Benson , Theodore Wilson , Skip Homeier , Sally Gries , Arthur Adams , Nai Bonet , Drew Bundi Brown , David Clennon , Harold Conrad , Toni Crabtree , Don Dunphy , James Gammon , Ray Holland , Paul Mantee , Alberto Martin , Philip McAllister , Ben Medina , Pat Patterson , Stack Pierce , Malachi Throne , Richard Venture , Ernie Wheelwright , Elizabeth Marshall , George Cooper , Howard Bingham , Rahaman Ali , Richard Gullage , Sally Bondi , W. Youngblood Muhammad

With Muhammad Ali cast as himself, The Greatest covers Ali's life from his "Cassius Clay" days to the celebrated Ali/George Foreman bout. Along the way, the film focuses on Ali's conversion to Islam a... read more read more...nd his potentially career-breaking decision not to serve in the Army. Ernest Borgnine palys Ali's first trainer Angelo Dundee, while Roger E. Mosley shows up as Sonny Liston. The Greatest was the final directorial effort from the late Tom Gries. The same subject would later be covered in Michael Mann's Ali, starring Will Smith as the champ. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Monte Hellman, Tom Gries

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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001

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  • panta2
    December 14, 2010
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    In this movie you can see the story told by the man himself... and played by him as well! Following young Cassius Clay`s struggle against prejudice and discrimanation from his Olympic cold win to the famous Rumble in the Jungle, the fight against George Foreman! Muhammad Ali is a... read more natural performer and in this film he is managing not to go overboard! The best part of the script is that just concentrates itself with hard facts . I'll have to say that without Ali we would never know about him turning up at Sonny Liston`s house at the dead of night to throw insults... and that is the advantage of this movie! It is like some kind of documentary reconstruction of a remarkable life... and it`s all true!

    I'll have to say that I enjoyed the performance of Phillip MacAllister playing the young Cassius Clay Jr displaying the engaging affrontery of a young talent so sure of himself that discretion in self-description knows no bounds... real Ali's characteristics which will later refine through formal discipline, professional conflicts and the controversial refusal to be inducted in the US Army.

    Movie with a message... and important part of a history story which should be told!

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Vincent Canby
May 9, 2005
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
September 25, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jules Brenner
August 5, 2004
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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