Ali

Ali

157 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 2001

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.

Ali

157 mins | Drama | Dec. 10, 2001

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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Columbia Pictures, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Moonlighting Films, Peters Entertainment
Original title Ali
Directors Michael Mann
Writers Gregory Allen Howard, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Michael Mann, Eric Roth

Cast

Will Smith

as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Jamie Foxx

as Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jon Voight

as Howard Cosell

Mario Van Peebles

as Malcolm X

Ron Silver

as Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright

as Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson

as Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith

as Sonji Roi

Nona Gaye

as Belinda Ali

Michael Michele

as Veronica Porche

Joe Morton

as Chauncey Eskridge

Paul Rodríguez

as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill

as Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley

as Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito

as Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason

as Luis Sarria

LeVar Burton

as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albert Hall

as Elijah Muhammad

David Cubitt

as Robert Lipsyte

Ted Levine

as Joe Smiley

Candy Ann Brown

as Odessa

Shari Watson

as Woman Singer

Malick Bowens

as Joseph Mobutu

Michael Bentt

as Sonny Liston

James Toney

as 'Smokin' Joe Frazier

Charles Shufford

as George Foreman

Rufus Dorsey

as Floyd Paterson

David Haines

as Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

Victoria Dillard

as Betty Shabazz

Brad Greenquist

as Marlin Thomas

Maestro Harrell

as Young Cassius Clay

Kim Robillard

as Jimmy Cannon

David Purdham

as Madison Square Garden Announcer

Gailard Sartain

as Gordon Davidson

Wade Williams

as Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Guy Van Swearingen

as Induction FBI Man

Marc Grapey

as Bob Arum

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

as Malcolm's Bodyguard

Alexandra Bokyun Chun

as Asian Cosmetologist

John G. Connolly

as Assistant Director

Jack Reiss

as Referee Arthur Mercante

Chico Benymon

as Hampton House Announcer

Ronald A. DiNicola

as Prosecutor

Steven Randazzo

as Reporter

Ray Bokhour

as Reporter

Leonard Termo

as Madison Square Garden Reporter

Johnny Ortiz

as Madison Square Garden Reporter

Reginald Footman

as Harlem Neighbor

Christian Stolte

as Miami Cop

Carol Hatchett

as Pointer Sister

Graham Hopkins

as London Banker

Daniel Janks

as CIA Man

Michael Dorn

as Black Pilot

Graham Clarke

as Reporter in Zaire

Ron Madoff

as Cameraman (uncredited)

Deborah Smith Ford

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Donald Dowd

as News Reporter (uncredited)

Matisha Baldwin

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

as Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited)

Lionel D. Carson

as Dr. King's Driver (uncredited)

Ralph Cole Jr.

as Harlem Resident (uncredited)

Vincent De Paul

as Roving Reporter (uncredited)

Trish Dempsey

as Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)

Richard Fitzpatrick

as Sparring Partner (uncredited)

Edward C. Gillow

as Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge (uncredited)

Brandon T. Jackson

as Club Goer (uncredited)

Michael Keyes

as Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited)

Leon

as Brother 'Joe' (uncredited)

Valentine Miele

as Liston Fight Reporter (uncredited)

Jermaine Montell

as Dancer (uncredited)

John O. Nelson

as Louis Rodriguez (uncredited)

Hunter F. Roberts

as Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)

Sheldon Robins

as Heckler (uncredited)

Prince Shah

as Angry Fight Fan (uncredited)

Robert Standley

as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Larry Vigus

as Times Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Jackie Zane

as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Ray Uhler

as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Vic Manni

as Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Mark Salem

as New York Reporter