Product Details

• Actors: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier
• Directors: not specified
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Time Life Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 2, 2009
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00259HB5Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,024 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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THRILLA IN MANILA - DVD Movie

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sad, Sad, June 15, 2009

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Doreen Appleton (Scottsdale, Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Thrilla in Manila (DVD)

Even after all these years, someone wants to save face for Muhammad Ali. The footage of his legs buckling in Round 11 of the first fight, and the knockdown in Round 15, seen in the HBO Special, is suppressed in this documentary and replaced by still footage. Also lost is Frazier's commentary on the punches.

Someone complained, someone pulled strings, and the HBO Special is not shown in its integral form. This is very sad.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Documentary but TIME LIFE seemed to have made edits, June 7, 2009

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Dave Esposito - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thrilla in Manila (DVD)

i saw this on HBO and it was awesome so i bought it and there were a couple parts i think they edited out like when one of joe fraizer's corner men was talking about the first ali fraizer fight they cut out a hilarious climactic part. and they took out all the footage from the first fight when joe knocked ali down and replaced it with pictures. that pissed me off.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incrediable DVD - Changed my view on the past histories, June 3, 2009

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Lanye Myers "Muis Luva" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thrilla in Manila (DVD)

I caught a bit of this on HBO a couple months ago and wanted to see more. I got the DVD and - wow - its amazing how much this really takes you back to a different world and time. I had always been a big Ali fan because he was so good at getting out there and marketing himself but this really put a light on alot of stuff that has been swept under the rug.

Plus the physicality of the whole fight itself - how it went the full rounds and the ending - well you have to see it to know.

Wish there were more extras because Frazier comes off as such a nice guy - a bit bitter but understandably so. This is a must see ofr anyone - really the boxing is so secondary - am getting a copy for my dad for father's day.