The Greatest (1977) - Credits and Details

The Greatest Credits and Details

Directed by
	Tom Gries
	Monte Hellman	...	uncredited
Written by
	Muhammad Ali	...	book "The Greatest: My Own Story"
	Herbert Muhammad	...	book "The Greatest: My Own Story"
	Richard Durham	...	book "The Greatest: My Own Story"
	Ring Lardner Jr.	...	screenplay
Cast
	Muhammad Ali	...	Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
	Ernest Borgnine	...	Angelo Dundee
	John Marley	...	Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
	Lloyd Haynes	...	Herbert Muhammad
	Malachi Throne	...	Payton Jory
	Lucille Benson	...	Mrs. Fairlie
	Teddy Wilson	...	John the Gardener (as Theodore R. Wilson)
	Annazette Chase	...	Belinda Ali
	Mira Waters	...	Ruby Sanderson
	Chip McAllister	...	Cassius Clay - Aged 18 (as Phillip 'Chip' McAllister)
	Drew Bundini Brown	...	Drew 'Bundini' Brown (as Drew 'Bundini' Brown)
	Robert Duvall	...	Bill McDonald
	David Huddleston	...	Cruikshank
	Ben Johnson	...	Hollis
	James Earl Jones	...	Malcolm X
	Dina Merrill	...	Velvet Green
	Roger E. Mosley	...	Sonny Liston
	Paul Winfield	...	Draft Lawyer
	Richard Gullage	...	Commission Doctor
	Arthur Adams	...	Cassius Clay Senior
	Dorothy Meyer	...	Odessa Clay
	Rahman Ali	...	Rahaman Ali (as Rahaman Ali)
	Howard L. Bingham	...	Howard Bingham (as Howard Bingham)
	Richard Venture	...	Colonel
	Stack Pierce	...	Rahaman
	W. Youngblood Muhammad	...	W. Youngblood Muhammad
	Ven Medina	...	Ronnie (as Ben Medina)
	Paul Mantee	...	Carrara
	Skip Homeier	...	Major
	Lloyd Wells	...	Lloyd Wells
	George Garro	...	Mr. Curtis
	David Clennon	...	Captain
	Ernie Wheelwright	...	Bossman Jones
	Pat Patterson	...	Pat Patterson
	George Cooper	...	Lawyer
	James Gammon	...	Mr. Harry
	Gene Kilroy	...	Gene Kilroy
	Toni Crabtree	...	Hooker
	Sally Gries	...	Sponsor's Wife
	Elizabeth Marshall	...	Sponsor's Wife
	Don Dunphy	...	Commentator
	Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.	...	Grocer
	Nai Bonet	...	Suzie Gomez
	Harold Conrad	...	Harold Conrad
	Alberto Martín	...	Doctor
	Walter Olkewicz	...	Reporter (as Ray Holland)
	George Chuvalo	...	Self (archive footage)
	Yank Durham	...	Self (archive footage)
	Bob Foster	...	Self (archive footage)
	Buster Mathis	...	Self (archive footage)
	Arthur Mercante	...	Self (archive footage)
	Archie Moore	...	Self (archive footage)
	Ken Norton	...	Self (archive footage)
	Floyd Patterson	...	Self (archive footage)
	Jerry Quarry	...	Self (archive footage)
Uncredited Cast
	Sally Bondi	...	Bess
	Joe Bugner	...	Joe Bugner (archive footage)
	Curtis Carlin	...	Rosin Boy
	Zach Clayton	...	Self (archive footage)
	Ty Copeman	...	White Youth
	Barney Felix	...	Self (archive footage)
	Roy Firestone	...	TV Reporter
	George Foreman	...	Self (archive footage)
	Levi Forte	...	Gym Boxer
	Bob Gordon	...	Reporter
	Vic Hunter	...	Metro Di
	Ken Klingman	...	Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in Gym
	Ray Mann	...	Young Man
	Jack McDermott	...	Reporter
	Todd Rosen	...	Reporter
	Kirby Sanders	...	Reporter 'Can We Quote You'
	Woni Spotts	...	Child in Crowd
	Tracy 'Chubby' Steele	...	Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in 5th Street Gym
Produced by
	John Marshall	...	producer
Original Music by
	Michael Masser
Special Effects by
	Candy Flanagin	...	special effects
Thanks
	Tom Gries	...	dedicatee: The director of 'The Greatest' passed away on January 3, 1977. This motion picture is dedicated to his memory

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 19, 1977
DVD Release:	December 11, 2001
Countries:
Distributor:	Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
5.9 / 10

Production Companies
Columbia Pictures (Columbia/EMI) (presentation)
EMI Films (Columbia/EMI) (presentation)
John Marshall Productions
John Marshall Productions (in association with)

Distributors
Columbia Pictures (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station, 701 San Jacinto, Houston, Texas, USA (Ali [fmr. Cassius Clay] refused induction into the armed forces.)
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Houston, Texas, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Liberty City, Florida, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA
Miami, Florida, USA
South Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
University of St Thomas Jones Hall, 3812 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Texas, USA (seminar scene in lecture hall)
University of St Thomas Mall, 3812 Montrose Blvd, Houston, Texas, USA (crowd following Ali after seminar)

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