Michael Mann's ALI manages to be an informative look at the career of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali and an entertaining and moving portrait of the man. The action begins with the brash young Cassius Clay's surprising victory over Sonny Liston. The film depicts Clay's conversion to Islam, his partnership with "Bundini" Brown (Jamie Foxx in a wonderfully complex turn), his friendship with Howard Cosell (a transformed Jon Voight), his principled refusal to serve in the military during Vietnam, and his subsequent problems with the law and the boxing commission. The film concludes with Ali's battle with George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle."
Synopsis: A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring
Production Year:
2001
Released:
Tue, 04/30/2002
Run Time Minutes:
157
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-2
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Will Smith - Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali
Actors:
Jamie Foxx - Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Actors:
Jon Voight - Howard Cosell
Actors:
Mario Van Peebles - Malcolm X
Actors:
Ron Silver - Angelo Dundee
Actors:
Jeffrey Wright - Howard Bingham
Actors:
Mykelti Williamson - Don King
Actors:
Jada Pinkett Smith - Sonji
Actors:
Nona M. Gaye - Belinda
Actors:
Michael Michele - Veronica
Actors:
Joe Morton - Chauncy Eskridge
Actors:
Paul Rodriguez - Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Actors:
Barry Shabaka Henley - Herbert Muhammad
Actors:
Giancarlo Esposito - Cassius Clay, Sr.
Actors:
Laurence Mason - Luis Sarria
Actors:
Levar Burton - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Actors:
Albert Hall - Elijah Muhammad
Actors:
David Cubitt - Robert Lipsyte
Actors:
Ted Levine - Joe Smiley
Actors:
Candy Ann Brown - Odessa
Actors:
David Elliott - Sam Cooke
Actors:
Shari Watson - Woman Singer
Actors:
Malick Bowens - Joseph Mobutu
Actors:
Michael Bentt - Sonny Liston
Actors:
James Toney - Joe Frazier
Actors:
Alfred Cole - Ernie Terrell
Actors:
Charles Shufford - George Foreman
Actors:
Rufus Dorsey - Floyd Paterson
Actors:
Robert Sale - Jerry Quarry
Actors:
Vincent Cook - Jimmy Ellis
Actors:
Damien 'Bolo' Wills - Ken Norton
Actors:
David Haines - Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
Actors:
Victoria Dillard - Betty Shabazz
Actors:
Brad Greenquist - Marlin Thomas
Actors:
Morgana Van Peebles - Malcolm X's Daughter
Actors:
Maya Van Peebles - Malcolm X's Daughter
Actors:
Maestro Harrell - Young Cassius Clay
Actors:
William Utay - The Doctor
Actors:
Kim Robillard - Jimmy Cannon
Actors:
David Purdham - Madison Square Guarden Announcer
Actors:
Gailard Sartain - Gordon Davidson
Actors:
Wade Williams - Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
Actors:
Guy van Swearingen - Induction FBI Man
Actors:
Doug Hale - Judge Ingraham
Actors:
LaDonna Tittle - Bundini's Landlady
Actors:
Marc Grapey - Bob Arum
Actors:
Herb Mitchell - Boxing Commissioner
Actors:
Eddie Bo Smith Jr. - Malcolm's Bodyguard
Actors:
Bobby Stuart - Thomas 15X Johnson
Actors:
Patrick New - Room Service Guy
Actors:
Ron O.J. Parson - Death Newsman
Actors:
Ellis Williams - Family Photo Man
Actors:
Bok Yun Chon - Asian Cosmetologist
Actors:
John G. Connolly - Assistant Director
Actors:
Warner Saunders - Customer
Actors:
Jack Reiss - Referee Arthur Mercante
Actors:
Marty Denkin - Frazier Fight II Announcer
Actors:
Tamara Lynch - Flight Attendant
Actors:
Theron Benymon - Hampton House Announcer
Actors:
Bill Plaschke - Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Actors:
Steve Springer - Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Actors:
Patrick M. Connolly - Announcer
Actors:
Patrick C. Russell - Referee
Actors:
Robert Byrd - Willie Reddick
Actors:
Cedric Wills - Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee
Actors:
Ronald A. DiNicola - Prosecutor
Actors:
Moses Hollins - Man on Train
Actors:
Daniel E. Gurevitz - Boxing Commission Reporter
Actors:
Steven Randazzo - Reporter
Actors:
Ray Bokhour - Reporter
Actors:
Leonard Termo - Madison Square Garden Reporter
Actors:
John Ortiz - Madison Square Garden Reporter
Actors:
Mark Salem - New York Reporter
Actors:
Sheldon Fogel - New York Reporter
Actors:
Jim Gray - New York Reporter
Actors:
Melvin Thomas - Harlem Neighbor
Actors:
Natalie Carter - Harlem Neighbor
Actors:
Reginald Footman - Harlem Neighbor
Actors:
Poe Poe - Harlem Reporter
Actors:
Mel Dick - Louisville Sponsoring Group
Actors:
Kim Coleman - Lana Shabazz
Actors:
Christian Stolte - Miami Cop
Actors:
Vic Manni - Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy
Actors:
Will Gill Jr. - Dick Sadler
Actors:
Sylvaine Strike - ORTF Interviewer
Actors:
Dr. Denis Luposo - Kinshasa Reporter
Actors:
Sharon Wilkinson - Rose Jennings
Actors:
Carol Hatchett - Pointer Sister
Actors:
Judith Mwale - Pointer Sister
Actors:
Keabetswe Motsilanyane - Pointer Sister
Actors:
Richard Katanga - Mobutu Aide / Military Aide
Actors:
Thomas Kariuki Matheri - Lieutenant Nsakala
Actors:
Larry Hazzard Sr. - Zack Clayton
Actors:
Derrick Brown - Larry Holmes
Actors:
Rommel Hyacinth - The Pilot
Actors:
Graham Hopkins - London Banker
Actors:
Daniel Janks - CIA Man
Actors:
Bradford E. Lang - Black Pilot
Actors:
Michael Dorn - Black Pilot
Actors:
Dan Robbertse - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
Graham Clarke - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
Dimitri Cassar - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
Frank Notaro - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
Mark Mulder - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
David W. Hess - Reporter in Zaire
Actors:
Henrikennyo Mukenyi - Bula
Actors:
Nathaniel Malekane - Archie Moore
Actors:
Millard Arnold - Doc Broadus
Actors:
Edda Collier - Blonde French Reporter
Actors:
Yi Lu Wei - Chinese Delegate
Actors:
Lee Cummings - Hunter Thompson
Actors:
Zaa Nkweta - Foreman Fight Announcer
Actors:
Themba Gasa - Idi Amin
Actors:
Andrew P. Jones - Don King's Aide
Actors:
Marc Kulazite Mboli - Additional Aide to Mobutu
Actors:
Cimanga Kalambay - Additional Aide to Mobutu
Actors:
Jean Bikoi - Additional Aide to Mobutu
Actors:
James Gilbert - Sparring Partner in Africa
Actors:
Vincent De Paul - Roving Reporter
Actors:
Jon A. Barnes - Ringside Photographer
Actors:
Lionel D. Carson - Dr. King's driver
Actors:
James Currie - Court Room Photographer
Actors:
Martha Edgerton - Maya Angelou
Actors:
Deborah Smith Ford - Party Guest
Actors:
Ross Haines - News Cameraman
Actors:
Eric Lichtenberg - Reporter
Actors:
Bruce McGill - Bradley
Actors:
Tracy Perry - Usher
Actors:
Al Quinn - Boxing Trainer
Actors:
Robert Standley - Ringside Photographer
Actors:
Jack Truman - Reporter
Actors:
Ray Uhler - Ringside Photographer
Actors:
Larry Vigus - Times Ringside Photographer
Actors:
John Wolfshohl - Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini