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19 May 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
The story of a legend that took the world by storm. morePlot:
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The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations (From MovieWeb. 16 July 2009, 6:30 AM, PDT)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Muhammad Ali | ... | Himself |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | Angelo Dundee |
 | Sally Bondi | ... | Bess |
| Richard Gullage | ... | Commission Doctor |
| Arthur Adams | ... | Cassius Clay Senior |
| Dorothy Meyer | ... | Odessa Clay |
| Rahaman Ali | ... | Himself |
| Howard Bingham | ... | Himself |
| Richard Venture | ... | Colonel |
| Stack Pierce | ... | Johnson |
| W. Youngblood Muhammad | ... | Himself |
| Ven Medina | ... | Ronnie (as Ben Medina) |
| Paul Mantee | ... | Carrara |
| Skip Homeier | ... | Major |
| Lloyd Wells | ... | Himself |
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Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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It's not surprising how the impression from this movie is that "Ali can't act" -- but a distinction has to be made. Ali was plainly no dramatic actor; it doesn't mean he 'couldn't act'.
Quite the opposite; Ali was a natural in the ring, on TV, in interviews; he was a gifted, graceful athlete -- sports are now all about performance, about 'acting', largely because of his influence.
He was an intelligent, creative tactician, both physically and verbally, inside and outside the ring.
He invented trash talk. He invented the modern notions of relentless self-promotion and self-aggrandizement; psychological warfare in sport. By the time he started affecting young movie actors, it was clear that it had all come full circle. Wesley Snipes is probably his closest scion ("White Men Can't Jump").
But acting as himself in this hagiography, it's just no use.
If you want a good period example of a natural, unscripted Ali experience, read his interviews with Hunter S. Thompson (in his "Great Shark Hunt" compendium).