The life story of heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, following the champ's early days as Cassius Clay and his rise in sports and politics, including his controversial refusal to fight in the Vietnam War and his infamous comeback battles against Joe Frazier and George Foreman.
Production Columbia Pictures Corporation; Forward Pass (as Forward Pass Productions); Initial Entertainment Group (IEG); Moonlighting Films [za]; Overbrook Entertainment; Peters Entertainment; Picture Entertainment Corporation;
Cast Names Will Smith; Jamie Foxx; Jon Voight; Mario Van Peebles; Ron Silver; Jeffrey Wright; Mykelti Williamson; Jada Pinkett Smith; Nona Gaye; Michael Michele; Joe Morton; Paul Rodriguez; Bruce McGill; Barry Shabaka Henley; Giancarlo Esposito; Laurence Mason; LeVar Burton; Albert Hall; David Cubitt; Ted Levine; Candy Ann Brown; David Elliott; Shari Watson; Malick Bowens; Michael Bentt; James Toney; Alfred Cole; Charles Shufford; Rufus Dorsey; Robert Sale; Vincent Cook; Damien 'Bolo' Wills; David Haines; Victoria Dillard; Brad Greenquist; Morgana Van Peebles; Maya Van Peebles; Maestro Harrell; William Utay; Kim Robillard;
Box Office USD 58,183,966
Release Date 2001-12-12 (premiere) 2001-12-25 2004-06-01 (DVD premiere) (director's cut)
Genres Biography; Drama; Sport;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for some language and brief violence. (also director's
cut)
Running Time 2 hr. 37 min. 2 hr. 45 min. (director's cut)