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Ali

Ali

Columbia TriStar (2001)
DVD
Biography | Sports
USA | English | Color | 02:39

Cassius Clay (Will Smith) rises to national celebrity after winning the Heavyweight Championship in 1964. Over the next ten years, Clay stays in the public spotlight for both his sporting and personal life. He changes his name to Cassius X and then to Muhammad Ali based on his involvement with Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles). He refuses to serve in Vietnam when drafted and is banned from fighting in the US as a result. Ali’s marriages to Sonji (Jada Pinkett Smith) and Belinda Ali (Nona Gaye) suffer the stress of continual public controversy. Ali seeks matches outside the US, including the famous “Rumble in the Jungle” in Tanzania. Throughout his career, Ali is supported by friend Drew “Bundini” Brown (Jamie Foxx) and sportscaster Howard Cosell (Jon Voight).


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Will Smith Cassius Clay
Jamie Foxx Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles Malcolm X
Ron Silver Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith Sonji
Nona Gaye Belinda Ali
Michael Michele Veronica Porche
Joe Morton Chauncey Eskridge
Paul Rodriguez Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill Bradley
Barry Shabaka Henley Herbert Muhammad
Giancarlo Esposito Cassius Clay / Sr.
Laurence Mason Luis Sarria
LeVar Burton Martin Luther King / Jr.
Albert Hall Elijah Muhammad
David Cubitt Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine Joe Smiley
Candy Ann Brown Odessa
David Elliott Sam Cooke
Shari Watson Woman Singer
Malick Bowens Joseph Mobutu
Michael Bentt Sonny Liston

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