The Greatest

1976    1h 42m    PG
5.920%47%56%
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic 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.
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast of The Greatest
  • Muhammad AliCassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
  • Ernest BorgnineAngelo Dundee
  • John MarleyDr. Ferdie Pacheco
  • Lloyd HaynesHerbert Muhammad
  • Lucille BensonMrs. Fairlie
  • Sally BondiBess
  • Malachi ThronePayton Jory
  • Teddy WilsonJoe The Gardener
  • Annazette ChaseBelinda Ali
  • Mira WatersRuby Sanderson
  • Chip McAllisterCassius Clay aged 18
  • Drew Bundini BrownHimself
  • Robert DuvallBill McDonald
  • David HuddlestonCruikshank
  • Ben JohnsonHollis
  • James Earl JonesMalcolm X
  • Dina MerrillVelvet Green
  • Roger E. MosleySonny Liston
  • Paul WinfieldDraft Lawyer
  • Richard GullageCommission Doctor
  • Arthur AdamsCassius Clay Sr.
  • Dorothy MeyerOdessa Clay
  • Rahman AliRahman Ali
  • Howard BinghamHoward Bingham
  • Richard VentureColonel
  • Stack PierceRahaman
  • W. Youngblood MuhammadW. Youngblood Muhammad
  • Ven MedinaRonnie
  • Paul ManteeCarrara
  • Skip HomeierMajor
  • Lloyd WellsLloyd Wells
  • George GarroMr.Curtis
  • David ClennonCaptain
  • Ernie WheelwrightBossman Jones
  • Pat PattersonPat Patterson
  • George CooperLawyer
  • James GammonMr. Harry
  • Gene KilroyGene Kilroy
  • Toni CrabtreeHooker
  • Sally GriesSponsor's Wife
  • Elizabeth MarshallSponsor's Wife
  • Don DunphyCommentator
  • Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.Grocer
  • Nai BonetSuzie Gomez
  • Harold ConradHarold Conrad
  • Alberto MartínDoctor
  • Ray HollandReporter
  • Roy FirestoneTV Reporter (uncredited)
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