Ali (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.
Director:
Michael Mann
Writers:
Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael Mann, Stephen J. Rivele.
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Will Smith as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay |
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Jamie Foxx as Drew 'Bundini' Brown |
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Jon Voight as Howard Cosell |
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Mario Van Peebles as Malcolm X |
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Ron Silver as Angelo Dundee |
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Jeffrey Wright as Howard Bingham |
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Mykelti Williamson as Don King |
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Jada Pinkett Smith as Sonji Roi |
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Nona Gaye as Belinda Ali |
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Michael Michele as Veronica Porche |
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Joe Morton as Chauncey Eskridge |
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Paul RodrÃguez as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco |
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Bruce McGill as Bradley |
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Barry Shabaka Henley as Herbert Muhammad |
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Giancarlo Esposito as Cassius Clay, Sr. |
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Laurence Mason as Luis Sarria |
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LeVar Burton as Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Albert Hall as Elijah Muhammad |
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David Cubitt as Robert Lipsyte |
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Ted Levine as Joe Smiley |
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Candy Ann Brown as Odessa |
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David Elliott as Sam Cooke |
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Shari Watson as Woman Singer |
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Malick Bowens as Joseph Mobutu |
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Michael Bentt as Sonny Liston |
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James Toney as 'Smokin' Joe Frazier |
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Alfred Cole as Ernie Terrell |
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Charles Shufford as George Foreman |
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Rufus Dorsey as Floyd Paterson |
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Robert Sale as Jerry Quarry |
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Vince Cooke as Jimmy Ellis |
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Damien 'Bolo' Wills as Ken Norton |
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David Haines as Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali |
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Victoria Dillard as Betty Shabazz |
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Brad Greenquist as Marlin Thomas |
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Morgana Van Peebles as Malcolm X's Daughter |
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Maya Van Peebles as Malcolm X's Daughter |
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Maestro Harrell as Young Cassius Clay |
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William Utay as The Doctor |
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Kim Robillard as Jimmy Cannon |
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David Purdham as Madison Square Garden Announcer |
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Gailard Sartain as Gordon Davidson |
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Wade Williams as Lieutenant Jerome Claridge |
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Guy Van Swearingen as Induction FBI Man |
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Doug Hale as Judge Ingraham |
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LaDonna Tittle as Bundini's Landlady |
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Marc Grapey as Bob Arum |
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Herb Mitchell as Boxing Commissioner |
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Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Malcolm's Bodyguard |
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Bobby Stuart as Thomas 15X Johnson |
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Patrick New as Room Service Guy |
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Ron O.J. Parson as Death Newsman |
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Ellis Williams as Family Photo Man |
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Alexandra Bokyun Chun as Asian Cosmetologist |
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John Gleeson Connolly as Assistant Director |
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Warner Saunders as Customer |
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Jack Reiss as Referee Arthur Mercante |
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Marty Denkin as Frazier Fight II Announcer |
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Tamara Lynch as Flight Attendant |
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Chico Benymon as Hampton House Announcer |
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Bill Plaschke as Miami Weigh-In Reporter |
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Steve Springer as Miami Weigh-In Reporter |
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Patrick M. Connolly as Announcer |
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Patrick C. Russell as Referee |
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Robert Byrd as Willie Reddick |
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Cedric Wills as Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee |
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Ronald A. DiNicola as Prosecutor |
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Moses Hollins as Man on Train |
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Daniel E. Gurevitz as Boxing Commission Reporter |
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Steven Randazzo as Reporter |
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Ray Bokhour as Reporter |
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Leonard Termo as Madison Square Garden Reporter |
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Johnny Ortiz as Madison Square Garden Reporter |
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Mark Salem as New York Reporter |
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Sheldon Fogel as New York Reporter |
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Jim Gray as New York Reporter |
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Melvin Thomas as Harlem Neighbor |
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Natalie Carter as Harlem Neighbor |
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Reginald Footman as Harlem Neighbor |
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Poe Poe as Harlem Reporter |
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Mel Dick as Louisville Sponsoring Group |
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Kim Taylor-Coleman as Lana Shabazz |
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Christian Stolte as Miami Cop |
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Vic Manni as Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy |
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Will Gill Jr. as Dick Sadler |
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Sylvaine Strike as ORTF Interviewer |
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Denis Luposo as Kinshasa Reporter |
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Sharon Wilkinson as Rose Jennings |
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Carol Hatchett as Pointer Sister |
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Judith Mwale as Pointer Sister |
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Keabetswe Motsilanyane as Pointer Sister |
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Richard Katanga as Mobutu Aide / Military Aide |
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Thomas Kariuki Matheri as Lieutenant Nsakala |
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Larry Hazzard Sr. as Zack Clayton |
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Derrick Brown as Larry Holmes |
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Rommel Hyacinth as The Pilot |
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Graham Hopkins as London Banker |
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Daniel Janks as CIA Man |
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Bradford E. Lang as Black Pilot |
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Michael Dorn as Black Pilot |
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Dan Robbertse as Reporter in Zaire |
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Graham Clarke as Reporter in Zaire |
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Dimitri Cassar as Reporter in Zaire |
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Frank Notaro as Reporter in Zaire |
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Mark Mulder as Reporter in Zaire |
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David W. Hess as Reporter in Zaire |
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Henrikennyo Mukenyi as Bula |
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Nathaniel Malekane as Archie Moore |
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Millard Arnold as Doc Broadus |
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Edda Collier as Blonde French Reporter |
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Yi Lu Wei as Chinese Delegate |
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Lee Cummings as Hunter Thompson |
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Zaa Nkweta as Foreman Fight Announcer |
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Themba Gasa as Idi Amin |
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Andrew P. Jones as Don King's Aide |
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Marc Kulazite Mboli as Additional Aide to Mobutu |
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Cimanga Kalambay as Additional Aide to Mobutu |
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Jean Bikoi as Additional Aide to Mobutu |
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James Gilbert as Sparring Partner in Africa |
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Carolina Lancaster as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Ron Madoff as Cameraman |
| Production | Jon Peters | Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Waks | Editor |
| Directing | Michael Mann | Director |
| Sound | Lisa Gerrard | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Michael Mann | Producer |
| Production | James Lassiter | Producer |
| Writing | Christopher Wilkinson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Roth | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Mann | Screenplay |
| Camera | Emmanuel Lubezki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pieter Bourke | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paul Ardaji | Producer |
| Editing | William Goldenberg | Editor |
| Editing | Stephen E. Rivkin | Editor |
| Writing | Stephen J. Rivele | Screenplay |
| Editing | Lynzee Klingman | Editor |
| Production | Lee Caplin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Graham King | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Craig Heath | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Christopher Emerson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Elam | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Karen E. Burnett | Set Dresser |
| Art | Richard Fojo | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Steve Park | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jeremy Alan Read | Set Dresser |
| Art | Jonathan Lee | Art Direction |
| Art | Michael Thurman | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Gregory King | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith Hall | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lydia Milars | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Cilliers | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Jane B. Johnson | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Craig Henighan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Brian Risner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzi Ostos | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Robert Renga | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Producer |
| Art | Bill Rea | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Murdock | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Lynn Christopher | Set Designer |
| Art | Rando Schmook | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Sean Landeros | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Nicholas Scott | Set Designer |
| Art | Tomas Voth | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Michael J. McAlister | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sukari McGill | Set Costumer |
| Art | Marcos Alvarez | Set Designer |
| Art | James V. Kent | Set Decoration |
| Art | David W. Krummel | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Shane Reed | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Sloane U'Ren | Set Designer |
| Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gina Marie Ome | Set Costumer |
| Art | Chuck Coffman | Set Dresser |
| Art | Cary Whittaker | Set Dresser |
| Art | Nicklas Farrantello | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Shaughnessy Hare | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Fred Schwendel | Set Dresser |
| Sound | James P. Lay | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Casey | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Writing | Gregory Allen Howard | Story |
| Production | Thomas Hayslip | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | John Buckley | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlene Stewart | Costume Design |
| Sound | Stephanie Lowry | Music Editor |
| Crew | Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Kevin De La Noy | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Michael Tinger | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beverly Jo Pryor | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Elayne Schneiderman Schmidt | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Vicki Hiatt | Music Editor |
| Sound | Lisa Jaime | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mitchell | Hair Department Head |
| Art | John Myhre | Production Design |
| Directing | Jody Spilkoman | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Ray Conchado | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Randolph LeRoi | Stunt Double |
| Production | A. Kitman Ho | Producer |
| Production | Lydia Cedrone | Production Consultant |
