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The Greatest

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Calorie Rating: 143
Released: 1977-05-17
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Revenue 8284000
Studios: Columbia Pictures,


Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which 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.

Director / Directors

Tom Gries
Director
Tom Shaw
Assistant Director

Richard Alexander Wells
Second Assistant Director


Cast

Muhammad Ali
Character: Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
Character: Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Character: Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Lloyd Haynes
Character: Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
Character: Mrs. Fairlie
Sally Bondi
Character: Bess

Malachi Throne
Character: Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
Character: Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Character: Belinda Ali

Mira Waters
Character: Ruby Sanderson
Chip McAllister
Character: Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
Character: Himself

Robert Duvall
Character: Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Character: Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Character: Hollis

James Earl Jones
Character: Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
Character: Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
Character: Sonny Liston

Paul Winfield
Character: Draft Lawyer
Richard Gullage
Character: Commission Doctor
Arthur Adams
Character: Cassius Clay Sr.

Dorothy Meyer
Character: Odessa Clay
Rahman Ali
Character: Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Character: Howard Bingham

Richard Venture
Character: Colonel
Stack Pierce
Character: Rahaman
W. Youngblood Muhammad
Character: W. Youngblood Muhammad

Ven Medina
Character: Ronnie
Paul Mantee
Character: Carrara
Skip Homeier
Character: Major

Lloyd Wells
Character: Lloyd Wells
George Garro
Character: Mr.Curtis
David Clennon
Character: Captain

Ernie Wheelwright
Character: Bossman Jones
Pat Patterson
Character: Pat Patterson
George Cooper
Character: Lawyer

James Gammon
Character: Mr. Harry
Gene Kilroy
Character: Gene Kilroy
Toni Crabtree
Character: Hooker

Sally Gries
Character: Sponsor's Wife
Elizabeth Marshall
Character: Sponsor's Wife
Don Dunphy
Character: Commentator

Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Character: Grocer
Nai Bonet
Character: Suzie Gomez
Harold Conrad
Character: Harold Conrad

Alberto Martín
Character: Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
Character: Reporter
Roy Firestone
Character: TV Reporter (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Harry Stradling Jr.
Director of Photography


Robert S. Smith
Production Design

Solomon Brewer
Set Decoration
Eddie M. Barron
Hairstylist
Thomas Tuttle
Makeup Artist

William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Tom Shaw
Production Manager
Chuck Blecka
Assistant Editor

George C. Villaseñor
Assistant Editor
Michael Masser
Original Music Composer