The Greatest is a biographical film about the life of world boxing champion Mohammed Ali . The script is based on the book, The Greatest: My Story, by Mohammed Ali, Richard Durham, and Herbert Mohammed.
| Greatest | |
|---|---|
| The greatest | |
 | |
| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Tom gris |
| Producer | |
| Author script | Ring Lardner Jr. |
| In the main cast | Mohammed Ali Ernest Borgnine |
| Operator | Harry Stradling Jr. |
| Composer | Michael Masser |
| Film company | John Marshall |
| Duration | 102 minutes |
| A country |  USA  United Kingdom |
| Language | |
| Year | 1977 |
| IMDb | |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Cast
- 3 Interesting Facts
- 4 References
Story
Boxing agent Cassius Clay toughly analyzes the conditions of the upcoming fights, saying that the greatest black boxers at the end of their careers became poor and Clay should not go this way.
Cassius Clay converts to Islam, adopting the name Mohammed Ali. He later refuses to go to war in Vietnam. This complicates his professional career and leads to a lawsuit that Ali wins.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Ali | in the role of himself |
| Ernest Borgnine | Angelo Dundee |
| Sally Bondi | Bess |
| Richard Gallage | doctor |
| Arthur Adams | Cassius Clay Sr. |
| Dorothy Meyer | Odessa Clay |
| Rahman Ali | in the role of himself |
| Howard Bingham | in the role of himself |
| Richard Venture | Colonel |
| Stack pier | Johnson |
| Paul Winfield | lawyer |
| James gammon | Mr. Harry |
| Skip Homeyer | major |
Interesting Facts
- The film used documentary shots, and many characters, including Mohammed Ali himself and his brother Rahman, world boxing champion Archie Moore and many Ali team members, played themselves.
- In 1990, The Greatest Love of All , recorded by George Benson for this film, received the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers prize as the most frequently performed theme in the film.
Links
- The Greatest on the Internet Movie Database
- Greatest on allmovie