A.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jim Jacobs

Writer:

Bernard Evslin (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Tagline:

Cassius Clay vs. USA

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Draft Dodger | Religious Conversion | Olympics | Boxing | Conscientious Objector

Cast

Muhammad Ali	...	Himself - Cassius Clay
Cus D'Amato	...	Himself
Richard Kiley	...	Host / Narrator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Max Baer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Drew Bundini Brown	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Chuvalo	...	Himself (archive footage)
Henry Cooper	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard Cosell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Angelo Dundee	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stepin Fetchit	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Harrison	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tunney Hunsaker	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jim Jacobs	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jake LaMotta	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sonny Liston	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joe Louis	...	Himself (archive footage)
Buster Mathis	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Archie Moore	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elijah Muhammad	...	Himself (archive footage)
Floyd Patterson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Sugar Ray Robinson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Max Schmeling	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ringo Starr	...	Himself (archive footage)
José Torres	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jersey Joe Walcott	...	Himself (archive footage)
Cleveland Williams	...	Himself (archive footage)
Malcolm X	...	Himself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Muhammad Ali a.k.a. Cassius Clay

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and some thematic elements.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG (1999 re-release)

Company:

Sports of the Century

Watch this and "The Greatest" instead of "Ali".

A.K.A. Cassius Clay (1970) was a documentary made during the time that Muhammed Ali was on "hiatus" from the world of professional boxing due to his strong religious beliefs. The film makers use a lot of valuable achieved footage, interviews with the Champ himself and those that were heavily involved in his life. A lot of classic Malcolm X footage can be found in this film as well. If you want to get a look into the life of the "Greatest Heavyweight Boxer of all time" then I advise you to watch this film. No dramatical theatrics. Just the man himself.

I would also recommend THE GREATEST as well. If you want to get a full picture of Muhammed Ali. I wish that somebody would do a film of his post-Zaire boxing career. Now that would be a fascinating film to see the "Elvis" phase of Muhammed Ali. I've read Ferdie Pacheco's book. Someone in Hollywood needs to make a big screen version of it.

Highly recommended.