
Ali
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.
Ali
December 10, 2001
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Cast (119)

Will Smith
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jon Voight
Howard Cosell

Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X

Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson
Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi

Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali

Michael Michele
Veronica Porche

Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge

Paul RodrÃguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill
Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria

LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad

David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte

Ted Levine
Joe Smiley

Candy Ann Brown
Odessa

David Elliott
Sam Cooke

Shari Watson
Woman Singer

Malick Bowens
Joseph Mobutu

Michael Bentt
Sonny Liston

James Toney
'Smokin' Joe Frazier

Alfred Cole
Ernie Terrell

Charles Shufford
George Foreman

Rufus Dorsey
Floyd Paterson

Robert Sale
Jerry Quarry

Vince Cooke
Jimmy Ellis

Damien 'Bolo' Wills
Ken Norton

David Haines
Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali

Victoria Dillard
Betty Shabazz

Brad Greenquist
Marlin Thomas

Morgana Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter

Maya Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter

Maestro Harrell
Young Cassius Clay

William Utay
The Doctor

Kim Robillard
Jimmy Cannon

David Purdham
Madison Square Garden Announcer

Gailard Sartain
Gordon Davidson

Wade Williams
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge

Guy Van Swearingen
Induction FBI Man

Doug Hale
Judge Ingraham

LaDonna Tittle
Bundini's Landlady

Marc Grapey
Bob Arum

Herb Mitchell
Boxing Commissioner

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Malcolm's Bodyguard

Bobby Stuart
Thomas 15X Johnson

Patrick New
Room Service Guy

Ron O.J. Parson
Death Newsman

Ellis Williams
Family Photo Man

Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Asian Cosmetologist

John Gleeson Connolly
Assistant Director

Warner Saunders
Customer

Jack Reiss
Referee Arthur Mercante

Marty Denkin
Frazier Fight II Announcer

Tamara Lynch
Flight Attendant

Chico Benymon
Hampton House Announcer

Bill Plaschke
Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Steve Springer
Miami Weigh-In Reporter

Patrick M. Connolly
Announcer

Patrick C. Russell
Referee

Robert Byrd
Willie Reddick

Cedric Wills
Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee

Ronald A. DiNicola
Prosecutor

Moses Hollins
Man on Train

Daniel E. Gurevitz
Boxing Commission Reporter

Steven Randazzo
Reporter

Ray Bokhour
Reporter

Leonard Termo
Madison Square Garden Reporter

Johnny Ortiz
Madison Square Garden Reporter

Mark Salem
New York Reporter

Sheldon Fogel
New York Reporter

Jim Gray
New York Reporter

Melvin Thomas
Harlem Neighbor

Natalie Carter
Harlem Neighbor

Reginald Footman
Harlem Neighbor

Poe Poe
Harlem Reporter

Mel Dick
Louisville Sponsoring Group

Kim Taylor-Coleman
Lana Shabazz

Christian Stolte
Miami Cop

Vic Manni
Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy

Will Gill Jr.
Dick Sadler

Sylvaine Strike
ORTF Interviewer

Denis Luposo
Kinshasa Reporter

Sharon Wilkinson
Rose Jennings

Carol Hatchett
Pointer Sister

Judith Mwale
Pointer Sister

Keabetswe Motsilanyane
Pointer Sister

Richard Katanga
Mobutu Aide / Military Aide

Thomas Kariuki Matheri
Lieutenant Nsakala

Larry Hazzard Sr.
Zack Clayton

Derrick Brown
Larry Holmes

Rommel Hyacinth
The Pilot

Graham Hopkins
London Banker

Daniel Janks
CIA Man

Bradford E. Lang
Black Pilot

Michael Dorn
Black Pilot

Dan Robbertse
Reporter in Zaire

Graham Clarke
Reporter in Zaire

Dimitri Cassar
Reporter in Zaire

Frank Notaro
Reporter in Zaire

Mark Mulder
Reporter in Zaire

David W. Hess
Reporter in Zaire

Henrikennyo Mukenyi
Bula

Nathaniel Malekane
Archie Moore

Millard Arnold
Doc Broadus

Edda Collier
Blonde French Reporter

Yi Lu Wei
Chinese Delegate

Lee Cummings
Hunter Thompson

Zaa Nkweta
Foreman Fight Announcer

Themba Gasa
Idi Amin

Andrew P. Jones
Don King's Aide

Marc Kulazite Mboli
Additional Aide to Mobutu

Cimanga Kalambay
Additional Aide to Mobutu

Jean Bikoi
Additional Aide to Mobutu

James Gilbert
Sparring Partner in Africa
Crew (82)
Directing

Michael Mann
Director

Jody Spilkoman
Second Second Assistant Director
Writing

Michael Mann
Screenplay

Eric Roth
Screenplay

Christopher Wilkinson
Screenplay

Gregory Allen Howard
Story

Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay
Production

Michael Mann
Producer

James Lassiter
Producer

Thomas Hayslip
Production Supervisor

Victoria Thomas
Casting

Kevin De La Noy
Unit Production Manager

A. Kitman Ho
Producer

Jon Peters
Producer

Graham King
Executive Producer

Lee Caplin
Executive Producer

Elayne Schneiderman
Production Supervisor

Paul Ardaji
Producer
Sound

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lisa Gerrard
Original Music Composer

Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Craig Henighan
Sound Effects Editor

Vicki Hiatt
Music Editor

Robert Renga
Sound Recordist

Gregory King
Supervising Sound Editor

Sean Landeros
Sound Recordist

James P. Lay
Sound Effects Editor

Pieter Bourke
Original Music Composer

Stephanie Lowry
Music Editor

Craig Heath
Sound Recordist

Christopher Emerson
Assistant Sound Editor

Brian Risner
Sound Effects Editor

Shaughnessy Hare
Assistant Sound Editor

Lisa Jaime
Music Editor
Art

Jim Erickson
Set Decoration

Michael Thurman
Set Dresser

John Myhre
Production Design

Steve Park
Set Dresser

Cary Whittaker
Set Dresser

James V. Kent
Set Decoration

Nicklas Farrantello
Assistant Art Director

Bill Rea
Art Direction

Ray Conchado
Set Dresser

Jonathan Lee
Art Direction

Marcos Alvarez
Set Designer

David W. Krummel
Assistant Art Director

Lynn Christopher
Set Designer

Tomas Voth
Art Direction

Jeremy Alan Read
Set Dresser

Rando Schmook
Assistant Art Director

Karen E. Burnett
Set Dresser

Nicholas Scott
Set Designer

Fred Schwendel
Set Dresser

Jane B. Johnson
Set Decoration

Richard Fojo
Assistant Art Director

Chuck Coffman
Set Dresser

Shane Reed
Set Dresser

Sloane U'Ren
Set Designer
Camera

Emmanuel Lubezki
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Marlene Stewart
Costume Design

Diana Cilliers
Costume Supervisor

Judy Murdock
Makeup Artist

Keith Hall
Makeup Artist

John Casey
Costume Supervisor

Suzi Ostos
Makeup Artist

Vera Mitchell
Hair Department Head

Sukari McGill
Set Costumer

Lydia Milars
Makeup Supervisor

Gina Marie Ome
Set Costumer

Carol Brown
Makeup Artist

Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Crew
Editing
Lighting

John Buckley
Gaffer
Visual Effects

Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer

Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Producer

Michael J. McAlister
Visual Effects Supervisor