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5.1/10   352 votes
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Writers:

Muhammad Ali (book)
Richard Durham (book)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

19 May 1977 (USA) more

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport more

Tagline:

The story of a legend that took the world by storm. more

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(5 articles)

Peter Andre sings for Muhammad Ali
 (From digitalspy. 28 August 2009, 5:19 AM, PDT)

The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations
 (From MovieWeb. 16 July 2009, 6:30 AM, PDT)

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Fair Biopic more (10 total)


Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:

Sweden:102 min | USA:101 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA more


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blue Nude (1977) more


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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Fair Biopic, 9 September 2003
5/10
Author: Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute, Scotland

After seeing several disappointing biopics featuring Ali I have no fear in saying this is one of the better movies featuring the great man . The film is helped by a script that tells of young Clay`s struggle against prejudice and discrimanation without going overboard , and the script to its credit doesn`t concern itself with deep discussions of Ali`s psyche unlike a few movies I could mention , here the script just concentrates itself with hard facts . By a strange irony the film is less effective when Ali appears playing himself but that`s probably down to Ali having a bit too much fun reliving his past like turning up at Sonny Liston`s house at the dead of night to throw insults , but you can`t really blame Ali for enjoying himself , he was a remarkable man who had many remarkable moments in his life

You probably won`t learn anything new about Ali watching this film , but you can be certain that it`s all true

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