Drama /

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Overview: In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.

Cast:

Kingsley Ben-Adir
Malcolm X

Eli Goree
Cassius Clay

Aldis Hodge
Jim Brown

Leslie Odom Jr.
Sam Cooke

Joaquina Kalukango
Betty X

Nicolette Robinson
Barbara Cooke

Michael Imperioli
Angelo Dundee

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Bundini Brown

Christian Magby
Jamaal

Jeremy Pope
Jackie Wilson

Christopher Gorham
Johnny Carson

Beau Bridges
Mr. Carlton

Lance Reddick
Brother Kareem

Derek Roberts
Jerome X

Emily Bridges
Emily Carlton

Amondre D. Jackson
L.C. Cooke

Jerome A. Wilson
Elijah Muhammad

Hunter Burke
Jess Rand

Robert Stevens Wayne
Jules Podell

Randall Newsome
Myron Cohen

Matt Fowler
Ronnie

Chris Game
Ferdie Pacheco

Alan Wells
Ed McMahon

Dustin Lewis
Miami Announcer

John Curran
Wembley Announcer #1

Mark Allan Stewart
Wembley Announcer #2

Amar Khalil
Bobby

Ian Alexander Desdune II
Michael

Jeremy Anderson
Lamont 3X

Pierce Lackey
Reporter 1

Dave Pileggi
Reporter 2

Ashley LeConte Campbell
Karen

Kimberly B Brown
Geraldine Liston

Nola Epps
Attallah Shabazz

Kipori Woods
Cliff White

Joshua Nylan Tanner
Boston Ballroom Announcer

Sean Monaghan
Henry 'The Hammer' Cooper

Aaron D. Alexander
Sonny Liston

Jason Ament
Miami Referee

Nathan Siebring
Wembley Referee

Kevin Reid
Cameraman

Cody Johnson
Tristen

Rachael Knaps
Boxing Match Attendee (uncredited)