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The Greatest

The Greatest1977

★5.7102 minDrama

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.

Director

Writer

Ring Lardner Jr.

Score

Stars

Muhammad Ali Ernest Borgnine John Marley

Cast48

Muhammad Ali
as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
as Angelo Dundee
John Marley
as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
as Herbert Muhammad
Malachi Throne
as Payton Jory
Lucille Benson
as Mrs. Fairlie
Teddy Wilson
as Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
as Belinda Ali
M
Mira Waters
as Ruby Sanderson
C
Chip McAllister
as Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
as Himself
Robert Duvall
as Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
as Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
as Hollis
James Earl Jones
as Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
as Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
as Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
as Draft Lawyer
S
Sally Bondi
as Bess
R
Richard Gullage
as Commission Doctor
A
Arthur Adams
as Cassius Clay Sr.
D
Dorothy Meyer
as Odessa Clay
R
Rahman Ali
as Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
as Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
as Colonel
Stack Pierce
as Rahaman
W
W. Youngblood Muhammad
as W. Youngblood Muhammad
V
Ven Medina
as Ronnie
Paul Mantee
as Carrara
Skip Homeier
as Major
L
Lloyd Wells
as Lloyd Wells
G
George Garro
as Mr.Curtis
David Clennon
as Captain
E
Ernie Wheelwright
as Bossman Jones
P
Pat Patterson
as Pat Patterson
G
George Cooper
as Lawyer
James Gammon
as Mr. Harry
G
Gene Kilroy
as Gene Kilroy
T
Toni Crabtree
as Hooker
S
Sally Gries
as Sponsor's Wife
E
Elizabeth Marshall
as Sponsor's Wife
Don Dunphy
as Commentator
F
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
as Grocer
N
Nai Bonet
as Suzie Gomez
H
Harold Conrad
as Harold Conrad
Alberto Martín
as Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
as Reporter
Roy Firestone
as TV Reporter (uncredited)

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