Movie
The Greatest
Released: May 17, 1977 (1977)
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genres: Drama
Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- John Marley as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Age at release: 69
- Lucille Benson as Mrs. Fairlie
Age at release: 62
- Ernest Borgnine as Angelo Dundee
Age at release: 60
- Malachi Throne as Payton Jory
Age at release: 48
- Lloyd Haynes as Herbert Muhammad
Age at release: 42
- Muhammad Ali as Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Age at release: 35
- Annazette Chase as Belinda Ali
Age at release: 35
- Teddy Wilson as Joe The Gardener
Age at release: 33
- Mira Waters as Ruby Sanderson
Age at release: 32
- Sally Bondi as Bess
Age at release: Unknown
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- Arthur Adams as Cassius Clay Sr.
Age at release: 61
- Ben Johnson as Hollis
Age at release: 58
- Dina Merrill as Velvet Green
Age at release: 53
- Richard Venture as Colonel
Age at release: 53
- Dorothy Meyer as Odessa Clay
Age at release: 52
- Drew Bundini Brown as Himself
Age at release: 51
- Robert Duvall as Bill McDonald
Age at release: 46
- David Huddleston as Cruikshank
Age at release: 46
- James Earl Jones as Malcolm X
Age at release: 46
- Paul Mantee as Carrara
Age at release: 46
- Skip Homeier as Major
Age at release: 46
- Stack Pierce as Rahaman
Age at release: 43
- Roger E. Mosley as Sonny Liston
Age at release: 38
- Paul Winfield as Draft Lawyer
Age at release: 37
- Chip McAllister as Cassius Clay aged 18
Age at release: 19
- Richard Gullage as Commission Doctor
Age at release: Unknown
- Rahman Ali as Rahman Ali
Age at release: Unknown
- Howard Bingham as Howard Bingham
Age at release: Unknown
- W. Youngblood Muhammad as W. Youngblood Muhammad
Age at release: Unknown
- Ven Medina as Ronnie
Age at release: Unknown