The Greatest (1977)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $8,284,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.671 |
Directed By
Tom Gries
Crew
Tom Gries
Byron 'Buzz' Brandt
Harry Stradling Jr.
Richard Durham
John Marshall
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Muhammad Ali
Herbert Muhammad
Chuck Blecka
Beverly McDermott
Eddie M. Barron
Robert S. Smith
William Tuttle
George C. Villaseñor
Thomas Tuttle
Richard Alexander Wells
Tom Shaw
Tom Shaw
Solomon Brewer
Michael Masser
TOP CAST
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
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)
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