In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection
Muhammad and Larry
October 27, 2009
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Muhammad Ali
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
Angelo Dundee
Himself
Larry Holmes
Himself
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Gene Kilroy
Self
John Schulian
Self
Leon Spinks
Himself (archive footage)
Ken Norton
Himself (archive footage)
Thomas Hauser
Himself
Howard Cosell
Himself (archive footage)
Albert Maysles
Director
Bradley Kaplan
Director
Bill Simmons
Executive Producer
Michael Tollin
Consulting Producer
Katie Sorohan
Production Manager
Chris Connelly
Consulting Producer
John Dahl
Executive Producer
Connor Schell
Executive Producer
Laura Coxson
Producer
Deirdre Fenton
Associate Producer
Michelle Materre
Executive Producer
John Skipper
Executive Producer
Keith Vyse
Producer
Marvin Towns Jr.
Executive Producer
Bradley Kaplan
Producer
Mark Durand
Producer
Joan Lynch
Executive Producer
Kristin McDowell
Associate Producer
Clifton Towns Sr.
Executive Producer
Keith Clinkscales
Executive Producer
Libby Geist
Associate Producer
David Maysles
Sound
Joel Beckerman
Original Music Composer
Phil Hernandez
Original Music Composer
Chris Maxwell
Original Music Composer
Jonathan Jackson
Sound
Mi Sook Cho
Graphic Designer
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Sean Price Williams
Additional Camera
David Gasperik
Camera Technician
Robert Richman
Assistant Camera
Robert Richman
Camera Technician
Albert Maysles
Cinematography
Eugene Lehnert
Post Production Supervisor
Ian Markiewicz
Editor
Alex Berman
Colorist
Eugene Lehnert
Online Editor
Kate Hirson
Editor
Paul Carruthers
Editor
Janet Swanson
Editor
Jeff Levy
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