

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.

Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Howard Cosell

Malcolm X

Angelo Dundee

Howard Bingham

Don King

Sonji Roi

Belinda Ali

Veronica Porche

Chauncey Eskridge

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bradley

Herbert Muhammad

Cassius Clay, Sr.

Luis Sarria

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Elijah Muhammad

Robert Lipsyte

Joe Smiley

Odessa

Sam Cooke

Woman Singer

Joseph Mobutu

Sonny Liston

'Smokin' Joe Frazier

Ernie Terrell

George Foreman

Floyd Paterson

Jerry Quarry

Jimmy Ellis

Ken Norton

Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

Betty Shabazz

Marlin Thomas

Malcolm X's Daughter

Malcolm X's Daughter

Young Cassius Clay

The Doctor

Jimmy Cannon

Madison Square Garden Announcer

Gordon Davidson

Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Induction FBI Man

Judge Ingraham

Bundini's Landlady

Bob Arum

Boxing Commissioner

Malcolm's Bodyguard

Thomas 15X Johnson

Room Service Guy

Death Newsman

Family Photo Man

Asian Cosmetologist

Assistant Director

Customer

Referee Arthur Mercante

Frazier Fight II Announcer

Flight Attendant

Hampton House Announcer

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Announcer

Referee

Willie Reddick

Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

Prosecutor

Man on Train

Boxing Commission Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

Madison Square Garden Reporter

Madison Square Garden Reporter

New York Reporter

New York Reporter

New York Reporter

Harlem Neighbor

Harlem Neighbor

Harlem Neighbor

Harlem Reporter

Louisville Sponsoring Group

Lana Shabazz

Miami Cop

Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Dick Sadler

ORTF Interviewer

Kinshasa Reporter

Rose Jennings

Pointer Sister

Pointer Sister

Pointer Sister

Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

Lieutenant Nsakala

Zack Clayton

Larry Holmes

The Pilot

London Banker

CIA Man

Black Pilot

Black Pilot

Reporter in Zaire

Reporter in Zaire

Reporter in Zaire

Reporter in Zaire

Reporter in Zaire

Reporter in Zaire

Bula

Archie Moore

Doc Broadus

Blonde French Reporter

Chinese Delegate

Hunter Thompson

Foreman Fight Announcer

Idi Amin

Don King's Aide

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Additional Aide to Mobutu

Sparring Partner in Africa

Dancer (uncredited)

Cameraman

Director of Photography

Producer

Original Music Composer

Original Music Composer

Director

Producer

Screenplay

Screenplay

Editor

Editor

Producer

Editor

Producer

Screenplay

Editor

Screenplay

Art Direction

Executive Producer

Art Direction

Makeup Artist

Set Designer

Assistant Art Director

Assistant Sound Editor

Visual Effects Producer

Assistant Art Director

Set Dresser

Set Dresser

Set Dresser

Supervising Sound Editor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Makeup Artist

Makeup Artist

Makeup Supervisor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Effects Editor

Assistant Sound Editor

Visual Effects Producer

Set Dresser

Set Decoration

Set Costumer

Executive Producer

Art Direction

Assistant Art Director

Set Dresser

Sound Recordist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Costume Supervisor

Makeup Artist

Set Designer

Set Designer

Assistant Art Director

Set Dresser

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Costume Supervisor

Set Dresser

Sound Effects Editor

Set Decoration

Set Designer

Sound Effects Editor

Set Costumer

Set Dresser

Story

Casting

Production Supervisor

Stunt Coordinator

Gaffer

Costume Design

Production Supervisor

Music Editor

Hair Department Head

Music Editor

Music Editor

Unit Production Manager

Makeup Department Head

Set Decoration

Production Design

Post Production Supervisor

Second Second Assistant Director

Set Dresser

Stunt Double

Producer

Production Consultant