The Greatest (1977)
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.
Drama
Cast & Crew
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Robert Duvall
Bill McDonald
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
Ben Johnson
Hollis
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
Howard Bingham
Howard Bingham
Richard Venture
Colonel
Stack Pierce
Rahaman
Paul Mantee
Carrara
Skip Homeier
Major
David Clennon
Captain
James Gammon
Mr. Harry
Don Dunphy
Commentator
Alberto Martín
Doctor
Walter Olkewicz
Reporter
Roy Firestone
TV Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Gries
Director
Ring Lardner, Jr.
Writer
John Marshall
Producer
