Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

  • NR
  • 10/04/2013 (US)
  • Drama, TV Movie
  • 1h 37m

Some Fights Are Bigger Than The Ring

Overview

Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.

Stephen Frears

Director

Shawn Slovo

Writer

Cast

Christopher Plummer's headshot

Christopher Plummer

John Marshall Harlan
Danny Glover's headshot

Danny Glover

Justice Thurgood Marshall
Frank Langella's headshot

Frank Langella

Chief Justice Warren Burger
Ed Begley Jr.'s headshot

Ed Begley Jr.

Justice Harry Blackmun
Barry Levinson's headshot

Barry Levinson

Justice Potter Stewart
Benjamin Walker's headshot

Benjamin Walker

Kevin Kennedy
Pablo Schreiber's headshot

Pablo Schreiber

Covert Becker
Muhammad Ali's headshot

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

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