Rating: G
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 12/11/2001
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol/Por/KO/TH
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/1
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar

With Muhammad Ali cast as himself, The Greatest covers Ali's life from his "Cassius Clay" days to the celebrated Ali/George Foreman bout. Along the way, the film focuses on Ali's conversion to Islam and his potentially career-breaking decision not to serve in the Army. Ernest Borgnine palys Ali's first trainer Angelo Dundee, while Roger E. Mosley shows up as Sonny Liston. The Greatest was the final directorial effort from the late Tom Gries. The same subject would later be covered in Michael Mann's Ali, starring Will Smith as the champ.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Muhammad Ali - Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine - Angelo Dundee
John Marley - Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes - Herbert
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 - Lawyer
Annazette Chase - Belinda Ali
Mira Waters - Ruby Sanderson
Phillip MacAllister - Young Cassius Clay., Jr.
Dorothy Meyer - Odessa Clay
Lucille Benson - Mrs. Fairlie
Theodore Wilson - Gardener
Skip Homeier - Major
Sally Gries - Sponsor's Wife

Production:
Tom Gries Monte Hellman - Director
John Marshall - Producer
Michael Masser - Composer
Byron Brandt - Editor
Ring Lardner, Jr. - Screen Writer
Solomon Brewer - Set Designer
Muhammad Ali - Book Author
Richard Durham - Book Author
Harry Stradling, Jr. - Cinematographer
Eric Seelig - Costume Designer
Sandra Stewart - Costume Designer
Tom Shaw - First Assistant Director
Tom Tuttle - Makeup
William J. Tuttle - Makeup
Robert Emmet Smith - Production Designer
Gerry Goffin - Songwriter
Linda Creed - Songwriter
Bill Randall - Sound/Sound Designer
Candy Flanagin - Special Effects
Herbert Muhammad - Book Author