Muhammad and Larry (2009)
Overview
In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.6113 |
Directed By
Bradley Kaplan
Albert Maysles
Crew
Bradley Kaplan
Kate Hirson
Janet Swanson
Marvin Towns Jr.
Albert Maysles
Robert Richman
Clifton Towns Sr.
Keith Vyse
David Gasperik
Chris Connelly
Laura Coxson
Mark Durand
Keith Clinkscales
Joel Beckerman
Michelle Materre
Joan Lynch
Bill Simmons
John Dahl
Bradley Kaplan
John Skipper
Deirdre Fenton
Michael Tollin
Connor Schell
Albert Maysles
Ian Markiewicz
Libby Geist
Kristin McDowell
Paul Carruthers
Mi Sook Cho
Phil Hernandez
Alex Berman
Robert Richman
Chris Maxwell
Eugene Lehnert
David Maysles
Katie Sorohan
Sean Price Williams
Jonathan Jackson
Eugene Lehnert
Jeff Levy
Albert Maysles
TOP CAST
Muhammad Ali
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Angelo Dundee
Himself
Larry Holmes
Himself
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Gene Kilroy
Self
John Schulian
Self
Leon Spinks
Himself (archive footage)
Ken Norton
Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Hauser
Himself
Howard Cosell
Himself (archive footage)
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