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1977 | DIRECTED BY TOM GRIES AND MONTE HELLMAN

The Greatest

Directed by

 
Tom Gries
 
Monte Hellman

Producers

Name
Role
 
John Marshall
Producer

Written by

Writer
Role
 
Herbert Muhammad
Book
 
Muhammad Ali
Book
 
Richard Durham
Book
 
Ring Lardner Jr.
Screenplay

Music by

Artist
Role
 
Michael Masser
Music

Starring

Actors
Character
 
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
 
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
 
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
 
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
 
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
 
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
 
Teddy Wilson
John the Gardener
 
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
 
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
 
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay - Aged 18
 
Drew Bundini Brown
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Bill McDonald
 
David Huddleston
Cruikshank
 
Ben Johnson
Hollis
 
James Earl Jones
Malcolm X
 
Dina Merrill
Velvet Green
 
Roger E. Mosley
Sonny Liston
 
Paul Winfield
Draft Lawyer
 
Richard Gullage
Commission Doctor
 
Arthur Adams
Cassius Clay Senior
 
Dorothy Meyer
Odessa Clay
 
Rahman Ali
Rahaman Ali
 
Howard L. Bingham
Howard Bingham
 
Richard Venture
Colonel
 
Stack Pierce
Rahaman
 
W. Youngblood Muhammad
W. Youngblood Muhammad
 
Ven Medina
Ronnie
 
Paul Mantee
Carrara
 
Skip Homeier
Major
 
Lloyd Wells
Lloyd Wells
 
George Garro
Mr. Curtis
 
David Clennon
Captain
 
Ernie Wheelwright
Bossman Jones
 
Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson
 
George Cooper
Lawyer
 
James Gammon
Mr. Harry
 
Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy
 
Toni Crabtree
Hooker
 
Sally Gries
Sponsor's Wife
 
Elizabeth Marshall
Sponsor's Wife
 
Don Dunphy
Commentator
 
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.
Grocer
 
Nai Bonet
Suzie Gomez
 
Harold Conrad
Harold Conrad
 
Alberto Martin
Doctor
 
Walter Olkewicz
Reporter
 
George Chuvalo
Self
 
Yank Durham
Self
 
Bob Foster
Self
 
Buster Mathis
Self
 
Arthur Mercante
Self
 
Archie Moore
Self
 
Ken Norton
Self
 
Floyd Patterson
Self
 
Jerry Quarry
Self
 
Sally Bondi
Bess
 
Joe Bugner
Joe Bugner
 
Zach Clayton
Self
 
Ty Copeman
White Youth
 
Barney Felix
Self
 
Roy Firestone
TV Reporter
 
George Foreman
George Foreman
 
Levi Forte
Gym Boxer
 
Bob Gordon
Reporter
 
Vic Hunter
Metro Di
 
Ken Klingman
Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in Gym
 
Ray Mann
Young Man
 
Jack McDermott
Reporter
 
Todd Rosen
Reporter
 
Kirby Sanders
Reporter 'Can We Quote You'
 
Woni Spotts
Child in Crowd
 
Tracy Chubby Steele
Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in 5th Street Gym