Muhammad and Larry
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“Some fights nobody wins”
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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Muhammad Ali
Himself
Also in
The Greatest
Freedom Road
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Known for
Shaft's Big Score!
Angelo Dundee
Himself
Also in
Cinderella Man
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Larry Holmes
Himself
Known for
Dirty Movie
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Also in
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
Gene Kilroy
Self
Also in
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible
John Schulian
Self
Leon Spinks
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
The Prize Fighter
Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali II
Ken Norton
Himself (archive footage)
Known for
Mandingo
Thomas Hauser
Himself
Howard Cosell
Himself (archive footage)
Also in
Battle of the Network Stars
Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
Albert Maysles Director · Bradley Kaplan Director Phil Hernandez Composer
United States release October 27, 2009 · Produced in United States · Production ESPN Films
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ESPN
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ESPN Films
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · October 27, 2009
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Brazil
April 12, 2022 · Digital · Star+
France
May 6, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
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