Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
| Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | |
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| Written by | Shawn Slovo |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring |
Christopher Plummer Frank Langella Ed Begley, Jr. Peter Gerety Barry Levinson John Bedford Lloyd |
| Theme music composer | George Fenton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Scott Ferguson |
| Cinematography | Jim Denault |
| Editor(s) | Mick Audsley |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sakura Films Rainmark Films |
| Distributor | HBO Films |
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| Original network | HBO |
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is a 2013 American television drama film about the late boxer Muhammad Ali's refusal to report for induction into the United States military during the Vietnam War, focusing on how the United States Supreme Court decided to rule in Ali's favor in the 1971 case of Clay v. United States. The film was directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo based on the 2000 book Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace. It premiered on HBO on October 5, 2013.
Ali is not portrayed by an actor in the film, but instead Frears made repeated use of actual television news clips of Ali boxing, giving interviews, and performing. These clips of the actual Ali are mentioned in multiple reviews as among the best elements of the film.
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