"Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."

2001

2h 37m

6.8(1769 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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119 members

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Will Smith

Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

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Jamie Foxx

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

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Jon Voight

Howard Cosell

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Mario Van Peebles

Malcolm X

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Ron Silver

Angelo Dundee

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Jeffrey Wright

Howard Bingham

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Mykelti Williamson

Don King

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Sonji Roi

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Nona Gaye

Belinda Ali

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Michael Michele

Veronica Porche

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Joe Morton

Chauncey Eskridge

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Paul Rodríguez

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

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Bruce McGill

Bradley

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Barry Shabaka Henley

Herbert Muhammad

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Giancarlo Esposito

Cassius Clay, Sr.

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Laurence Mason

Luis Sarria

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LeVar Burton

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Albert Hall

Elijah Muhammad

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David Cubitt

Robert Lipsyte

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Ted Levine

Joe Smiley

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Candy Ann Brown

Odessa

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David Elliott

Sam Cooke

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Shari Watson

Woman Singer

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Malick Bowens

Joseph Mobutu

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Michael Bentt

Sonny Liston

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James Toney

'Smokin' Joe Frazier

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Alfred Cole

Ernie Terrell

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Charles Shufford

George Foreman

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Rufus Dorsey

Floyd Paterson

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Robert Sale

Jerry Quarry

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Vince Cooke

Jimmy Ellis

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Damien 'Bolo' Wills

Ken Norton

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David Haines

Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

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Victoria Dillard

Betty Shabazz

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Brad Greenquist

Marlin Thomas

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Morgana Van Peebles

Malcolm X's Daughter

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Maya Van Peebles

Malcolm X's Daughter

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Maestro Harrell

Young Cassius Clay

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William Utay

The Doctor

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Kim Robillard

Jimmy Cannon

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David Purdham

Madison Square Garden Announcer

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Gailard Sartain

Gordon Davidson

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Wade Williams

Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

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Guy Van Swearingen

Induction FBI Man

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Doug Hale

Judge Ingraham

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LaDonna Tittle

Bundini's Landlady

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Marc Grapey

Bob Arum

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Herb Mitchell

Boxing Commissioner

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Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Malcolm's Bodyguard

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Crew

Bobby Stuart

Thomas 15X Johnson

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Patrick New

Room Service Guy

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Ron O.J. Parson

Death Newsman

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Ellis Williams

Family Photo Man

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Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Asian Cosmetologist

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John Gleeson Connolly

Assistant Director

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Warner Saunders

Customer

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Jack Reiss

Referee Arthur Mercante

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Marty Denkin

Frazier Fight II Announcer

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Tamara Lynch

Flight Attendant

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Chico Benymon

Hampton House Announcer

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Bill Plaschke

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

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Steve Springer

Miami Weigh-In Reporter

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Patrick M. Connolly

Announcer

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Patrick C. Russell

Referee

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Robert Byrd

Willie Reddick

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Cedric Wills

Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

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Production

Ronald A. DiNicola

Prosecutor

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Moses Hollins

Man on Train

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Daniel E. Gurevitz

Boxing Commission Reporter

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Steven Randazzo

Reporter

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Ray Bokhour

Reporter

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Leonard Termo

Madison Square Garden Reporter

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Johnny Ortiz

Madison Square Garden Reporter

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Mark Salem

New York Reporter

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Sheldon Fogel

New York Reporter

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Jim Gray

New York Reporter

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Melvin Thomas

Harlem Neighbor

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Natalie Carter

Harlem Neighbor

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Reginald Footman

Harlem Neighbor

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Poe Poe

Harlem Reporter

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Mel Dick

Louisville Sponsoring Group

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Kim Taylor-Coleman

Lana Shabazz

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Christian Stolte

Miami Cop

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Vic Manni

Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

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Will Gill Jr.

Dick Sadler

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Sylvaine Strike

ORTF Interviewer

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Denis Luposo

Kinshasa Reporter

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Sharon Wilkinson

Rose Jennings

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Carol Hatchett

Pointer Sister

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Judith Mwale

Pointer Sister

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Keabetswe Motsilanyane

Pointer Sister

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Richard Katanga

Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

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Thomas Kariuki Matheri

Lieutenant Nsakala

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Larry Hazzard Sr.

Zack Clayton

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Derrick Brown

Larry Holmes

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Rommel Hyacinth

The Pilot

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Graham Hopkins

London Banker

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Daniel Janks

CIA Man

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Bradford E. Lang

Black Pilot

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Michael Dorn

Black Pilot

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Dan Robbertse

Reporter in Zaire

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Graham Clarke

Reporter in Zaire

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Dimitri Cassar

Reporter in Zaire

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Frank Notaro

Reporter in Zaire

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Mark Mulder

Reporter in Zaire

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David W. Hess

Reporter in Zaire

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Henrikennyo Mukenyi

Bula

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Nathaniel Malekane

Archie Moore

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Millard Arnold

Doc Broadus

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Edda Collier

Blonde French Reporter

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Lu Wei

Chinese Delegate

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Lee Cummings

Hunter Thompson

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Zaa Nkweta

Foreman Fight Announcer

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Themba Gasa

Idi Amin

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Directing

Andrew P. Jones

Don King's Aide

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Marc Kulazite Mboli

Additional Aide to Mobutu

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Cimanga Kalambay

Additional Aide to Mobutu

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Jean Bikoi

Additional Aide to Mobutu

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James Gilbert

Sparring Partner in Africa

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