The Greatest (1977)
1h 42m
Running Time
May 17, 1977Release Date
The Greatest (1977)
1h 42m
Running Time
May 17, 1977Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali / Novel
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Sally Bondi
Bess
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor
Arthur Adams
Cassius Clay Sr.
Dorothy Meyer
Odessa Clay
Rahman Ali
Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
Colonel
Stack Pierce
Rahaman
W. Youngblood Muhammad
W. Youngblood Muhammad
Ven Medina
Ronnie
Paul Mantee
Carrara
Skip Homeier
Major
Lloyd Wells
Lloyd Wells
George Garro
Mr.Curtis
David Clennon
Captain
Ernie Wheelwright
Bossman Jones
Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson
George Cooper
Lawyer
James Gammon
Mr. Harry
Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy
Toni Crabtree
Hooker
Sally Gries
Sponsor's Wife
Elizabeth Marshall
Sponsor's Wife
Don Dunphy
Commentator
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Grocer
Nai Bonet
Suzie Gomez
Harold Conrad
Harold Conrad
Alberto Martín
Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
Reporter
Roy Firestone
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Gries
Director
Herbert Muhammad
Novel
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Editor
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Writer
Richard Durham
Novel
John Marshall
Producer
Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography
Robert S. Smith
Production Design
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Richard Alexander Wells
Second Assistant Director
George C. Villaseñor
Assistant Editor
Beverly McDermott
Casting
Eddie M. Barron
Hairstylist
Tom Shaw
Production Manager / Assistant Director
Solomon Brewer
Set Decoration
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Chuck Blecka
Assistant Editor
Michael Masser
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 17, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$8,284,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
biography
sport
heavyweight champion
boxing
heavyweight boxer
boxing manager
sports politics
boxing champion
boxing match
muhammad ali
boxing sport
Wiki.
The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries. The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974. The film consists largely of archival footage of Ali's boxing matches used in the screenplay.
The film is based on the book The Greatest: My Own Story written by Muhammad Ali and Richard Durham and edited by Toni Morrison.
The song "The Greatest Love of All" was written for this film by Michael Masser (music) and Linda Creed (lyrics), and sung by George Benson; it was later covered and made a Billboard Hot 100 #1 single by Whitney Houston.
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