The Greatest

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"The Greatest" is a 1977 biographical sports drama film about Muhammad Ali, in which Ali portrays himself.

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instanceOf American film
biographical sports drama film
film
basedOn The Greatest: My Own Story
autobiography of Muhammad Ali
basedOnAuthor Muhammad Ali
Richard Durham
Toni Morrison
cinematographyBy Bill Butler
countryOfOrigin United States
director Monte Hellman
Tom Gries
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Robert Lawrence
featuresSong The Greatest Love of All
Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama film
language English
musicBy Michael Masser
notableFact Muhammad Ali plays himself in the film
linked to: Muhammad Ali

film dramatizes Muhammad Ali’s early life and boxing career
portrays life of Muhammad Ali
portraysEvent Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight
Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier fights
linked to: Joe Frazier

Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston fight
producer John Daly
Martin Bregman
releaseDate 1977-04-19
releaseYear 1977
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter John Milius
Ring Lardner Jr.
stars Alfredo James Pacino
linked to: Al Pacino

Ben Johnson
Dina Merrill
Ernest Borgnine
James Earl Jones
John Marley
Lloyd Haynes
Muhammad Ali
Paul Winfield
Robert Duvall
Roger E. Mosley
subject Vietnam War draft resistance
boxing
civil rights movement
title The Greatest

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Greatest Love of All originalAlbum The Greatest
The Greatest title The Greatest
Muhammad Ali nickname The Greatest
Sound & Color hasPart The Greatest
subject linked to: album: Sound & Color
Marvin Worth notableWork The Greatest