Thrilla in Manila
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On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
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Joe Frazier
Himself
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Muhammad Ali
Himself (archive footage)
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The Greatest
Freedom Road
Imelda Marcos
Herself
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Buster Mathis
Himself / Himself (archive footage)
Larry Holmes
Himself
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Dirty Movie
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Jerry Izenberg
Self
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John Dower Director · Nick Packer Editor Kate Spankie Editor
First release November 11, 2008 · Produced in United States
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HBO Documentary Films
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United States
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English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 11, 2008
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