The Greatest (1977)

NR | 1 hr 41 mins | Biopic, Sports | Released: 1/1/1977

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Synopsis:

Muhammad Ali plays himself in the story of his remarkable boxing career and how he overcame obstacles to become the greatest boxer of all time.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/1/1977

Studio	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Tom Gries	Director
Cast	Credit
Muhammad Ali	Himself
Ernest Borgnine	Angelo Dundee
John Marley	Dr Pacheco
Lloyd Haynes	Herbert Muhammad
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	Lawyer
Annazette Chase	Belinda Ali
Mira Waters	Ruby Sanderson
Phillip MacAllister	Young Cassius Clay Jr
Arthur Adams	Cassius Clay Sr
Dorothy Meyer	Odessa Clay
Lucille Benson	Mrs Fairlie
Theodore R Wilson	Gardener
Skip Homeier	Major
Sally Gries	Sponsor's Wife
Production Credits	Credit
John Marshall	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Writer	Credit
Ring Lardner Jr	Screenplay
Muhammad Ali	Book as Source Material
Herbert Muhammad	Book as Source Material
Richard Durham	Book as Source Material
Art Department	Credit
Robert E Smith	Production Designer - production design
Solomon Brewer	Set Decorator - set decoration
Film Camera	Credit
Harry Stradling Jr	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Linda Creed	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Michael Masser	Music
Gerry Goffin	Theme Lyrics - lyrics
Production Management	Credit
Tom Shaw	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
William Randall	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Sandra Stewart	Wardrobe
Sandra Stewart	Costumes
Eric Seelig	Wardrobe
Eric Seelig	Costumes

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