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The Greatest

Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.

Director

Tom Gries, Monte Hellman

Year

Genre

biography, drama, sport

Box Office

$8,284,000

Production

Columbia Pictures

Awards

2 wins

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Cassius Clay

Angelo Dundee

Ernest Borgnine

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Herbert Muhammad

Payton Jory

Mrs. Fairlie

John the Gardener

Belinda Ali

Annazette Chase

Ruby Sanderson

Cassius Clay - Aged 18

Chip McAllister

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Drew Bundini Brown

Bill McDonald

Cruikshank

David Huddleston

Hollis

Malcolm X

James Earl Jones

Velvet Green

Sonny Liston

Roger E. Mosley

Draft Lawyer

Commission Doctor

Richard Gullage

Cassius Clay Senior

Odessa Clay

Rahaman Ali

Howard Bingham

Howard L. Bingham

Colonel

Richard Venture

Rahaman

W. Youngblood Muhammad

W. Youngblood Muhammad

Ronnie

Carrara

Major

Lloyd Wells

Mr. Curtis

Captain

Bossman Jones

Ernie Wheelwright

Pat Patterson

Lawyer

Mr. Harry

Gene Kilroy

Hooker

Sponsor's Wife

Sponsor's Wife

Elizabeth Marshall

Commentator

Grocer

Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.

Suzie Gomez

Harold Conrad

Doctor

Alberto Martín

Reporter

Walter Olkewicz

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Arthur Mercante

Self

Self

Self

Floyd Patterson

Self

Bess

Joe Bugner

Self

White Youth

Self

TV Reporter

George Foreman

Gym Boxer

Reporter

Metro Di

Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in Gym

Young Man

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter 'Can We Quote You'

Child in Crowd

Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in 5th Street Gym

Tracy 'Chubby' Steele

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Cassius Clay Reporter Cassius Clay Aged 18 Odessa Clay Mr. Harry John The Gardener Bill Mcdonald Payton Jory Hollis Angelo Dundee Hooker Malcolm X Ruby Sanderson Dr. Ferdie Pacheco Colonel Major Draft Lawyer Velvet Green

I know you want everything to go nice and smooth for yourself Right - The Greatest

I know you want everything to go nice and smooth for...

Man this thing is phoney - The Greatest

Man this thing is phoney

Never been a fighter with such a pretty face - The Greatest

Never been a fighter with such a pretty face

Hey you what's happening - The Greatest

Hey you what's happening

How the hell would I know Seriously you don't recognise me - The Greatest

How the hell would I know Seriously you don't recognise...

I want you to answer me one question - The Greatest

I want you to answer me one question

He's a devil - The Greatest

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee You can't hit what you can't see - The Greatest

Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee You can't...

Hey man who in the world are you - The Greatest

Hey man who in the world are you

Put this one in your little bag - The Greatest

Put this one in your little bag

How big is it for you to win the Heavyweight Championship - The Greatest

How big is it for you to win the Heavyweight Championship

I want you to get all your money off the craps table - The Greatest

I want you to get all your money off the craps table

Boy you can ride a bike How you doing Fine how are you - The Greatest

Boy you can ride a bike How you doing Fine how are you

No majority ever gave the minority a fare share without force - The Greatest

No majority ever gave the minority a fare share without...

For each of them there's two non whites going on three Don't forget that - The Greatest

For each of them there's two non whites going on three...

Why are whites so afraid of the name Malcolm X - The Greatest

Why are whites so afraid of the name Malcolm X

Champ Bill McDonald is on the phone - The Greatest

Champ Bill McDonald is on the phone

Wait a minute just play it cool - The Greatest

Wait a minute just play it cool

How do you know for sure when he put it to you - The Greatest

How do you know for sure when he put it to you

I am the greatest - The Greatest

I am the greatest

Now why did you do that Cash You scared the hell out of us - The Greatest

Now why did you do that Cash You scared the hell out of us

Hold it First things first - The Greatest

Hold it First things first

I have another announcement I have to make - The Greatest

I have another announcement I have to make

Do you think we're going to go along with this black Muslim business - The Greatest

Do you think we're going to go along with this black...

How are you going to be my woman - The Greatest

How are you going to be my woman

Come back here You've got no clothes on - The Greatest

Come back here You've got no clothes on

I told you all I was the greatest Never said I was the smartest - The Greatest

I told you all I was the greatest Never said I was the...

You're not interested in going to fight for freedom - The Greatest

You're not interested in going to fight for freedom

But I don't appreciate things that come too easy - The Greatest

But I don't appreciate things that come too easy

So I'm a step ahead of you - The Greatest

So I'm a step ahead of you

Morale is very important to us - The Greatest

Morale is very important to us

Lt'll all be going out and nothing coming in to live on - The Greatest

Lt'll all be going out and nothing coming in to live on

But if I'm not the champion I have no source of income - The Greatest

But if I'm not the champion I have no source of income

And the main reason I didn't go to Vietnam - The Greatest

And the main reason I didn't go to Vietnam

I like fans like you Keep on coming - The Greatest

I like fans like you Keep on coming

Champ where are you going - The Greatest

Champ where are you going

A right to the jaw and Foreman goes down - The Greatest

A right to the jaw and Foreman goes down

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Muhammad Ali plays himself in a reconstruction of the events that brought him to fame.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman

Writer: Muhammad Ali, Herbert Muhammad, Richard Durham

Production: Columbia Pictures

Genre: biography, drama, sport

Year: 1977

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: $8,284,000

Released: 01 Aug 1977

Awards: 2 wins

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