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Film / 2001
Ali
Directed by
Michael Mann
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
The story
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Cast
Will SmithMuhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Jamie FoxxDrew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon VoightHoward Cosell
Mario Van PeeblesMalcolm X
Ron SilverAngelo Dundee
Jeffrey WrightHoward Bingham
Mykelti WilliamsonDon King
Jada Pinkett SmithSonji Roi
Nona GayeBelinda Ali
Michael MicheleVeronica Porche
Joe MortonChauncey Eskridge
Paul RodríguezDr. Ferdie Pacheco
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Bruce McGillBradley
Barry Shabaka HenleyHerbert Muhammad
Giancarlo EspositoCassius Clay, Sr.
Laurence MasonLuis Sarria
LeVar BurtonMartin Luther King, Jr.
Albert HallElijah Muhammad
David CubittRobert Lipsyte
Ted LevineJoe Smiley
Candy Ann BrownOdessa
David ElliottSam Cooke
Shari WatsonWoman Singer
Malick BowensJoseph Mobutu
Michael BenttSonny Liston
James Toney'Smokin' Joe Frazier
Alfred ColeErnie Terrell
Charles ShuffordGeorge Foreman
Rufus DorseyFloyd Paterson
Robert SaleJerry Quarry
Vince CookeJimmy Ellis
Damien 'Bolo' WillsKen Norton
David HainesRudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
Victoria DillardBetty Shabazz
Brad GreenquistMarlin Thomas
Morgana Van PeeblesMalcolm X's Daughter
Maya Van PeeblesMalcolm X's Daughter
Maestro HarrellYoung Cassius Clay
William UtayThe Doctor
Kim RobillardJimmy Cannon
David PurdhamMadison Square Garden Announcer
Gailard SartainGordon Davidson
Wade WilliamsLieutenant Jerome Claridge
Guy Van SwearingenInduction FBI Man
Doug HaleJudge Ingraham
LaDonna TittleBundini's Landlady
Marc GrapeyBob Arum
Herb MitchellBoxing Commissioner
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.Malcolm's Bodyguard
Bobby StuartThomas 15X Johnson
Patrick NewRoom Service Guy
Ron O.J. ParsonDeath Newsman
Ellis WilliamsFamily Photo Man
Alexandra Bokyun ChunAsian Cosmetologist
John Gleeson ConnollyAssistant Director
Warner SaundersCustomer
Jack ReissReferee Arthur Mercante
Marty DenkinFrazier Fight II Announcer
Tamara LynchFlight Attendant
Chico BenymonHampton House Announcer
Bill PlaschkeMiami Weigh-In Reporter
Steve SpringerMiami Weigh-In Reporter
Patrick M. ConnollyAnnouncer
Patrick C. RussellReferee
Robert ByrdWillie Reddick
Cedric WillsJersey Joe Walcott, Referee
Ronald A. DiNicolaProsecutor
Moses HollinsMan on Train
Daniel E. GurevitzBoxing Commission Reporter
Steven RandazzoReporter
Ray BokhourReporter
Leonard TermoMadison Square Garden Reporter
Johnny OrtizMadison Square Garden Reporter
Mark SalemNew York Reporter
Sheldon FogelNew York Reporter
Jim GrayNew York Reporter
Melvin ThomasHarlem Neighbor
Natalie CarterHarlem Neighbor
Reginald FootmanHarlem Neighbor
Poe PoeHarlem Reporter
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