Phantom Punch (2008)
From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971.
Director: Robert Townsend
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Ving Rhames as Sonny Liston |
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Stacey Dash as Geraldine Liston |
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Nicholas Turturro as Ceasar Novak |
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Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Farah |
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David Proval as Savino |
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Rick Roberts as Father Alios |
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Alan van Sprang as Nico Orso |
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Egidio Tari as Bobby Zazo |
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Andrew Hinkson as Muhammad Ali |
| Directing | Robert Townsend | Director |
| Writing | Rob Steen | Writer |
| Writing | Ryan Combs | Writer |
| Production | Juli-Ann Kay | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Syrokomla | Costume Design |
| Art | Bob Sher | Production Design |
| Camera | John Dyer | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hassain Zaidi | Producer |
| Editing | Michael Doherty | Editor |
| Production | Stephanie Gorin | Casting |
| Production | Marek Posival | Producer |
| Art | Svjetlana Jaklenec | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ving Rhames | Producer |
| Sound | Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Patrick Duchesne | Digital Intermediate Producer |