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Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. - Ali
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Title: Ali

Release Date: 10 Dec 2001

Runtime: 2h 37m

Genre: Drama

Director: Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.758 (1720 votes)

Cast

  • Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay: Will Smith
  • Drew 'Bundini' Brown: Jamie Foxx
  • Howard Cosell: Jon Voight
  • Malcolm X: Mario Van Peebles
  • Angelo Dundee: Ron Silver
  • Howard Bingham: Jeffrey Wright
  • Don King: Mykelti Williamson
  • Sonji Roi: Jada Pinkett Smith
  • Belinda Ali: Nona Gaye
  • Veronica Porche: Michael Michele
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