Thrilla in Manila

Thrilla in Manila

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 11, 2008

On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.

Thrilla in Manila

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 11, 2008

Thrilla in Manila
On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers
Original title Thrilla in Manila
Directors John Dower
Writers

Cast

Joe Frazier

as Himself

Muhammad Ali

as Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

as Herself

Buster Mathis

as Himself / Himself (archive footage)

Larry Holmes

as Himself

Liev Schreiber

as Narrator

Jerry Izenberg

as Self