Drama /

Score: 57%( 20 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali

Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee

John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad

Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie

Sally Bondi
Bess

Malachi Throne
Payton Jory

Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener

Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali

Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson

Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18

Drew Bundini Brown
Himself

Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald

David Huddleston
Cruikshank

Ben Johnson
Hollis

James Earl Jones
Malcolm X

Dina Merrill
Velvet Green

Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston

Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer

Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor

Arthur Adams
Cassius Clay Sr.

Dorothy Meyer
Odessa Clay

Rahman Ali
Rahman Ali

Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham

Richard Venture
Colonel

Stack Pierce
Rahaman

W. Youngblood Muhammad
W. Youngblood Muhammad

Ven Medina
Ronnie

Paul Mantee
Carrara

Skip Homeier
Major

Lloyd Wells
Lloyd Wells

George Garro
Mr.Curtis

David Clennon
Captain

Ernie Wheelwright
Bossman Jones

Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson

George Cooper
Lawyer

James Gammon
Mr. Harry

Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy

Toni Crabtree
Hooker

Sally Gries
Sponsor's Wife

Elizabeth Marshall
Sponsor's Wife

Don Dunphy
Commentator

Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Grocer

Nai Bonet
Suzie Gomez

Harold Conrad
Harold Conrad

Alberto Martín
Doctor

Walter Olkewicz
Reporter

Roy Firestone
TV Reporter (uncredited)