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Ali is a 2001 American biographical sports drama film co-written, produced and directed by Michael Mann.The film focuses on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali, played by Will Smith, beginning with his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston in 1964 and ending with his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974.
The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself.It was directed by Tom Gries. [2] The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974.
Other rappers narrated the documentary as well, including Doug E Fresh, Ludacris and Rakim who all spoke on Ali's behalf in the film. Ali has been cited as an inspiration by many celebrated rappers, throughout the following decades, such as LL Cool J, [225] Chuck D, [316] Jay-Z, Eminem, Sean Combs, Slick Rick, Nas and MC Lyte, [317] and is ...
The film tells his story using personal audio recordings Ali made himself during the 1970s. Additionally, interviews of friends, family members, and people associated with professional boxing, combined with archival footage of Ali, are used throughout the movie.
Ali: An American Hero is an American television film which aired on August 31, 2000, on Fox. It chronicles portions of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali , who is portrayed by David Ramsey .
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The film culminates with footage of much of the fight itself, interspersed with analysis of Ali's repeated use of the "right-hand lead" in the early rounds (a rarely used punch in professional boxing because it opens the boxer up for easy counterattacks, which Ali surmised would make it the punch for which Foreman was the least prepared) and ...
Ali & Ava is a 2021 British drama film written and directed by Clio Barnard.The film stars Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook in the lead roles. It had its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in the Directors Fortnight section on 11 July 2021 and was released in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2022.