

The Greatest
"Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Revenue
$8.3M
$8,284,000
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Key Crew

Tom Gries
Director

Ring Lardner, Jr.
Writer
Cast

Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali

Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee

John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad

Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Sally Bondi
Bess

Malachi Throne
Payton Jory

Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener

Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18

Drew Bundini Brown
Himself

Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald

David Huddleston
Cruikshank

Ben Johnson
Hollis

James Earl Jones
Malcolm X

Dina Merrill
Velvet Green

Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston

Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor