Product Details

• Actors: Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, Sally Bondi, Richard Gullage, Arthur Adams
• Directors: Monte Hellman, Tom Gries
• Writers: Muhammad Ali, Bill Gunn, Herbert Muhammad, Richard Durham, Ring Lardner Jr.
• Producers: John Marshall
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Cantonese, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NKSJ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,636 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The incredible career of perhaps the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali, is dramatized in this exciting film starring Ali himself. Fresh from his gold medal victory at the Olympic Games, 18-year-old Cassius Clay is ready to seek the heavyweight championship. Under the masterful guidance of trainer Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine). Clay snatches the title from Sonny Liston. Soon afterward, Clay converts to the Islam religion and changes his name to Muhammad Ali. When he is suddenly classified 1A by the Draft Board that earlier rejected him, Ali refuses the draft on religious grounds. His hard-won title is taken from him. Winning a three-and-a-half year long court battle. Ali returns to the ring for what have been some of the greatest fights of all time.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big Fights Inc. always delivers., August 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest: Pound for Pound [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Excellent fight footage and the always controversial Bert Sugar lead to a enjoyable 60 minutes of action. Bill Cayton and Bert Sugar go head to head to try to decide who is the best Pound for Pound. Since Big Fights Inc. has the largest collection of fight films the is no shortage of great fighters and fight action. A must have for the serious fight fan and enough fight action for the viewer to form their own opinion on who was the best pound for pound.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as you might think....., May 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Muhammed Ali, acting, and 1977 might all have added up to a recipe for disaster, but the overall result is rather entertaining. I saw this movie on the late show and ended up watching the whole thing. Movie traces Alis career from his Olympic victory to the George Foreman fight in Zaire. Unlike some of the media reviews above, I thought Ali made a fine actor, mostly because he was playing his larger-than-life self. Some scenes had the feel of a documentery, as Ali's quips fly a mile a minute. Ali deserves credit for portraying some of his flaws as well. Not suprisingly, the boxing scenes consist of actual footage. A not-too-shabby supporting cast includes Robert Duvall, James Earle Johnes and Ernest Borgnine. Paul Winfield and John Amos also have brief roles. Overall, it's a good capsule of Ali's razor-sharp wit and charisma that unfortunately has been silenced by Parkinsons disease.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the REEL Ali, July 27, 2006

By	Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (Seabrook, Maryland) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

After listening to the audio book Sound & Fury from Blackstone Audio, this bio pix of Ali is a wonderful self promotion.

This 1977 movie had a great cast of actors. Such names as James Earl Jones as Malcolm X, Lloyd Haynes as Herbert Mohamad, Ernest Borgnine as Dundee, John Marley as Ferdy, Roger Mosby as Sonny Liston in minor roles. There are also cameos from Robert Duval, Paul Winfield, Ben Johnson, and David Huddleston. All this creative talent playing against Ali. Ali isnt acting, he is being himself...but himself works.

They skip over his religious beliefs in this film to focus on his career.

Lets be honest, the film isnt a great film..its music is wonderful. The film is minor in scope and its major starred cast.

This movie is for real boxing fans who love films like Rocky, The champ and Digsstown, this is great to add to the DVD film library

Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD