Ali
December 10, 2001
Overview
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer...More
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Cast and crew
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Michael Mann
Director
Will Smith
Muhammad Ali
Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight
Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X
Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson
Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi
Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali
Michael Michele
Veronica Porche
Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge
Paul Rodríguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill
Bradley
Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad
Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay
Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria
LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King
Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad
David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine
Joe Smiley
Candy Ann Brown
Odessa
Shari Watson
Woman Singer
Malick Bowens
Joseph Mobutu
MB
Michael Bentt
Sonny Liston
James Toney
'Smokin' Joe Frazier
CS
Charles Shufford
George Foreman
Rufus Dorsey
Floyd Paterson
David Haines
Rudy Clay
Victoria Dillard
Betty Shabazz
Brad Greenquist
Marlin Thomas
Maestro Harrell
Young Cassius Clay
Kim Robillard
Jimmy Cannon
David Purdham
Madison Square Garden Announcer
Gailard Sartain
Gordon Davidson
Wade Williams
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
Guy Van Swearingen
Induction FBI Man
Marc Grapey
Bob Arum
EBSJ
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Malcolm's Bodyguard
Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Asian Cosmetologist
John Gleeson Connolly
Assistant Director
Jack Reiss
Referee Arthur Mercante
Chico Benymon
Hampton House Announcer
Ronald A. DiNicola
Prosecutor
Steven Randazzo
Reporter
Ray Bokhour
Reporter
Leonard Termo
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Johnny Ortiz
Madison Square Garden Reporter
RF
Reginald Footman
Harlem Neighbor
Christian Stolte
Miami Cop
CH
Carol Hatchett
Pointer Sister
Graham Hopkins
London Banker
DJ
Daniel Janks
CIA Man
Michael Dorn
Black Pilot
Graham Clarke
Reporter in Zaire
Ron Madoff
Cameraman (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Dowd
News Reporter (uncredited)
Matisha Baldwin
Club Patron (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)
LDC
Lionel D. Carson
Dr. King's Driver (uncredited)
Ralph Cole Jr.
Harlem Resident (uncredited)
Vincent De Paul
Roving Reporter (uncredited)
Trish Dempsey
Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
Richard Fitzpatrick
Sparring Partner (uncredited)
Edward C. Gillow
Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge (uncredited)
Brandon T. Jackson
Club Goer (uncredited)
MK
Michael Keyes
Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited)
Leon
Brother 'Joe' (uncredited)
Valentine Miele
Liston Fight Reporter (uncredited)
Jermaine Montell
Dancer (uncredited)
JON
John O. Nelson
Louis Rodriguez (uncredited)
HFR
Hunter F. Roberts
Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)
SR
Sheldon Robins
Heckler (uncredited)
Prince Shah
Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)
RS
Robert Standley
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Larry Vigus
Times Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Jackie Zane
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Ray Uhler
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Vic Manni
Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy
MS
Mark Salem
New York Reporter