Ali 2001

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 157 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical drama

director: Michael Mann

Score: 6 / 10

Plot

Before his championship debut against the heavyweight champion Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay Jr. taunts Liston then dominates the early rounds of the match. Halfway through, he complains of a burning feeling in his eyes (implying that Liston has tried to cheat) and says he is unable to continue. His trainer/manager Angelo Dundee gets him to keep fighting. Once Clay sees again, he dominates the fight and Liston quits before round seven, making Clay the second-youngest heavyweight champion at the time after Floyd Patterson.

Cast

More details

author	Christopher Wilkinson Eric Roth Gregory Allen Howard Michael Mann Stephen J. Rivele
contentLocation	Miami Miami metropolitan area New York City
director	Michael Mann
editor	Lynzee Klingman Stephen E. Rivkin Stuart Waks William Goldenberg
events	Muhammad Ali
genre	drama
keywords	against angelo dundee assassination of malcolm x belinda boyd box burn cassius clay jr. clay v. united states elijah muhammad fight fight of the century floyd patterson george foreman heavyweight champion islam and gender segregation jerry quarry joe frazier joe frazier vs. george foreman khalilah ali lose malcolm x muhammad ali vs. jerry quarry muhammad ali vs. sonny liston ii muslim nation of islam playboy bunny read rope-a-dope rumble in the jungle second time sex segregation sonny liston the rumble in the jungle veronica porché veronica porché ali vietnam war
musicBy	Lisa Gerrard Pieter Bourke
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
producer	A. Kitman Ho James Lassiter Jon Peters Michael Mann Paul Ardaji
productionCompany	Columbia Pictures Forward Pass Overbrook Films Peters Entertainment
publisher	Initial Entertainment Group Sony Pictures Releasing
theme	biographical drama race and ethnicity sports