The Greatest

5.6

102 minutes

5/17/1977

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 List

Muhammad Ali
as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
as Angelo Dundee
John Marley
as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
as Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
as Mrs. Fairlie
Sally Bondi
as Bess
Malachi Throne
as Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
as Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
as Belinda Ali
Mira Waters
as Ruby Sanderson
Chip McAllister
as Cassius Clay aged 18
Drew Bundini Brown
as Himself
Robert Duvall
as Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
as Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
as Hollis
James Earl Jones
as Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
as Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
as Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
as Draft Lawyer
Richard Gullage
as Commission Doctor
Arthur Adams
as Cassius Clay Sr.
Dorothy Meyer
as Odessa Clay
Rahman Ali
as Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
as Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
as Colonel
Stack Pierce
as Rahaman
W. Youngblood Muhammad
as W. Youngblood Muhammad
Ven Medina
as Ronnie
Paul Mantee
as Carrara
Skip Homeier
as Major
Lloyd Wells
as Lloyd Wells
George Garro
as Mr.Curtis
David Clennon
as Captain
Ernie Wheelwright
as Bossman Jones
Pat Patterson
as Pat Patterson
George Cooper
as Lawyer
James Gammon
as Mr. Harry
Gene Kilroy
as Gene Kilroy
Toni Crabtree
as Hooker
Sally Gries
as Sponsor's Wife
Elizabeth Marshall
as Sponsor's Wife
Don Dunphy
as Commentator
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
as Grocer
Nai Bonet
as Suzie Gomez
Harold Conrad
as Harold Conrad
Alberto Martín
as Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
as Reporter
Roy Firestone
as TV Reporter (uncredited)