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