Ali
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Metadata
- Tagline
- Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
- Release date
- 2001-12-11
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- IMDb
- tt0248667
- Languages
- English
- Global rating
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Director
Writer
Cast
- Will Smith
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay - Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown - Greg Bronson
Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited) - Jon Voight
Howard Cosell - Bruce McGill
Bradley - Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham - Ted Levine
Joe Smiley - Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge - Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi - Mykelti Williamson
Don King - Brandon T. Jackson
Club Goer (uncredited) - Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay, Sr. - Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad - Richard Fitzpatrick
Sparring Partner (uncredited) - Wade Williams
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge - Christian Stolte
Miami Cop - Paul RodrÃguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco - Vic Manni
Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy - Deborah Smith Ford
Party Guest (uncredited) - Paul McMichael
- Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali - Michael Dorn
Black Pilot - Kim Robillard
Jimmy Cannon - Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Malcolm's Bodyguard - Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria - Michael Bentt
Sonny Liston - Vincent De Paul
Roving Reporter (uncredited) - Ellis E. Williams
- Leon
Brother 'Joe' (uncredited) - Marc Grapey
Bob Arum - Marty Denkin
- David Purdham
Madison Square Garden Announcer - Donald Dowd
News Reporter (uncredited) - James Currie
- Ron Madoff
Cameraman (uncredited) - Ray Uhler
Ringside Photographer (uncredited) - Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee - Malick Bowens
Joseph Mobutu - LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad - Gailard Sartain
Gordon Davidson - Johnny Ortiz
Madison Square Garden Reporter - Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Asian Cosmetologist - Jermaine Montell
Dancer (uncredited) - Leonard Termo
Madison Square Garden Reporter - Natalie Carter
- Guy Van Swearingen
Induction FBI Man - David Haines
Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali - John G. Connolly
Assistant Director - Edward C. Gillow
Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge (uncredited) - Larry Vigus
Times Ringside Photographer (uncredited) - Will Gill Jr.
- Carolina Lancaster
- Rufus Dorsey
Floyd Paterson - Will Holman
- David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte - Michael Michele
Veronica Porche - Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X - Victoria Dillard
Betty Shabazz - Maestro Harrell
Young Cassius Clay - Graham Clarke
Reporter in Zaire - Steven Randazzo
Reporter - Brad Greenquist
Marlin Thomas - Jackie Zane
Fight Fan (uncredited) - Ray Bokhour
Reporter - Valentine Miele
Liston Fight Reporter (uncredited) - Michael Keyes
Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited) - Graham Hopkins
London Banker - Dan Robbertse
- Ralph Cole Jr.
Harlem Resident (uncredited) - Daniel Janks
CIA Man - Maxwell Highsmith
- Jack Reiss
Referee Arthur Mercante - Robert Sale
- Trish Dempsey
Diplomat's Wife (uncredited) - Mark Salem
New York Reporter - Patrick New
- Richard Katanga
- Robert Warnack
- Ron O.J. Parson
- Sheldon Fogel
- Alfred Cole
- Andrew P. Jones
- Bill Plaschke
- Bobby Stuart
- Bradford E. Lang
- Cedric Wills
- Cimanga Kalambay
- Craig Cove
- Damien 'Bolo' Wills
- Daniel E. Gurevitz
- David Bjorlie
- David Elliott
- David W. Hess
- Denis Luposo
- Derrick Brown
- Dick Sadler
- Dimitri Cassar
- Doug Hale
- Ed Cray
- Edda Collier
- Edge
- Frank Notaro
- Graeme Wood
- Henrikennyo Mukenyi
- James Gilbert
- Javier Rivas
- Jean Bikoi
- Jim Gray
- Joseph Luis Rubin
- Judith Mwale
- Keabetswe Motsilanyane
- Kim Coleman
- LaDonna Tittle
- Larry Hazzard Sr.
- Lee Cummings
- Marc Kulazite Mboli
- Mark Mulder
- Maya Van Peebles
- Mel Dick
- Melvin Thomas
- Millard Arnold
- Monica Haynes
- Morgana Van Peebles
- Moses Hollins
- Nathaniel Malekane
- Patrick C. Russell
- Patrick M. Connolly
- Poe Poe
- Robert Byrd
- Rommel Hyacinth
- Sharon Wilkinson
- Steve Springer
- Tamara Lynch
- Themba Gasa
- Thomas Kariuki Matheri
- Vincent Cook
- Warner Saunders
- William Utay
- Yi Lu Wei
- Zaa Nkweta
- Candy Ann Brown
Odessa - Chico Benymon
Hampton House Announcer - Shari Watson
Woman Singer - Matisha Baldwin
Club Patron (uncredited) - Hunter F. Roberts
Angry Fight Fan (uncredited) - Reginald Footman
Harlem Neighbor - Carol Hatchett
Pointer Sister - Charles Shufford
George Foreman - James Toney
'Smokin' Joe Frazier - John O. Nelson
Louis Rodriguez (uncredited) - Lionel D. Carson
Dr. King's Driver (uncredited) - Prince Shah
Angry Fight Fan (uncredited) - Robert Standley
Ringside Photographer (uncredited) - Ronald A. DiNicola
Prosecutor - Sheldon Robins
Heckler (uncredited)