The Greatest
“Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN.”
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.
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Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
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Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
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Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
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Payton Jory
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Teddy Wilson
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Belinda Ali
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Ruby Sanderson
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Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18
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Robert Duvall
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Tom Gries Director · Ring Lardner Jr. Writer Muhammad Ali Author
Worldwide gross $8.3M · United States release May 17, 1977 · Produced in United States, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,284,000
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
EMI Films
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · May 17, 1977
Theatrical
United States · May 17, 1977
Theatrical
Germany
October 6, 1977 · Theatrical · Warner-Columbia
Ireland
August 19, 1977 · Theatrical
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