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 | 3.152 |
Directed By
Albert Maysles
Bradley Kaplan
Crew
Albert Maysles
Bradley Kaplan
Marvin Towns Jr.
Clifton Towns Sr.
Keith Vyse
Kate Hirson
Janet Swanson
David Gasperik
Robert Richman
Keith Clinkscales
Chris Connelly
Laura Coxson
John Dahl
Mark Durand
Deirdre Fenton
Libby Geist
Bradley Kaplan
Joan Lynch
Michelle Materre
Kristin McDowell
Connor Schell
Bill Simmons
John Skipper
Michael Tollin
Joel Beckerman
Phil Hernandez
Chris Maxwell
Albert Maysles
Paul Carruthers
Ian Markiewicz
Mi Sook Cho
Eugene Lehnert
Katie Sorohan
Jonathan Jackson
David Maysles
Jeff Levy
Robert Richman
Sean Price Williams
Alex Berman
Eugene Lehnert
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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