Ali (2001)
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.
Country: United States of America
Directors: Michael Mann
Casts: Will Smith as Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay, Jamie Foxx as Drew 'Bundini' Brown, Jon Voight as Howard Cosell, Mario Van Peebles as Malcolm X, Ron Silver as Angelo Dundee, Jeffrey Wright as Howard Bingham, Mykelti Williamson as Don King, Jada Pinkett Smith as Sonji Roi, Nona Gaye as Belinda Ali, Michael Michele as Veronica Porche, Joe Morton as Chauncey Eskridge, Paul RodrÃguez as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco, Bruce McGill as Bradley, Barry Shabaka Henley as Herbert Muhammad, Giancarlo Esposito as Cassius Clay, Sr., Laurence Mason as Luis Sarria, LeVar Burton as Martin Luther King, Jr., Albert Hall as Elijah Muhammad, David Cubitt as Robert Lipsyte, Ted Levine as Joe Smiley, Candy Ann Brown as Odessa, Shari Watson as Woman Singer, Malick Bowens as Joseph Mobutu, Michael Bentt as Sonny Liston, James Toney as 'Smokin' Joe Frazier, Rufus Dorsey as Floyd Paterson, David Haines as Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali, Victoria Dillard as Betty Shabazz, Brad Greenquist as Marlin Thomas, Maestro Harrell as Young Cassius Clay, Kim Robillard as Jimmy Cannon, David Purdham as Madison Square Garden Announcer, Gailard Sartain as Gordon Davidson, Wade Williams as Lieutenant Jerome Claridge, Guy Van Swearingen as Induction FBI Man, Marc Grapey as Bob Arum, Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Malcolm's Bodyguard, Alexandra Bokyun Chun as Asian Cosmetologist, John G. Connolly as Assistant Director, Jack Reiss as Referee Arthur Mercante, Chico Benymon as Hampton House Announcer, Ronald A. DiNicola as Prosecutor, Steven Randazzo as Reporter, Ray Bokhour as Reporter, Leonard Termo as Madison Square Garden Reporter, Johnny Ortiz as Madison Square Garden Reporter, Reginald Footman as Harlem Neighbor, Christian Stolte as Miami Cop, Carol Hatchett as Pointer Sister, Graham Hopkins as London Banker, Daniel Janks as CIA Man, Michael Dorn as Black Pilot, Graham Clarke as Reporter in Zaire, Ron Madoff as Cameraman (uncredited), Deborah Smith Ford as Party Guest (uncredited), Donald Dowd as News Reporter (uncredited), Matisha Baldwin as Club Patron (uncredited), Greg Bronson as Upscale Fight Fan (uncredited), Lionel D. Carson as Dr. King's Driver (uncredited), Ralph Cole Jr. as Harlem Resident (uncredited), Vincent De Paul as Roving Reporter (uncredited), Trish Dempsey as Diplomat's Wife (uncredited), Richard Fitzpatrick as Sparring Partner (uncredited), Edward C. Gillow as Foreman-Frazier Fight Judge (uncredited), Brandon T. Jackson as Club Goer (uncredited), Michael Keyes as Dumbfounded Spectator (uncredited), Leon as Brother 'Joe' (uncredited), Valentine Miele as Liston Fight Reporter (uncredited), Jermaine Montell as Dancer (uncredited), John O. Nelson as Louis Rodriguez (uncredited), Hunter F. Roberts as Angry Fight Fan (uncredited), Sheldon Robins as Heckler (uncredited), Prince Shah as Angry Fight Fan (uncredited), Robert Standley as Ringside Photographer (uncredited), Larry Vigus as Times Ringside Photographer (uncredited), Jackie Zane as Fight Fan (uncredited), Ray Uhler as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
