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Movie
language
English
duration
157 min
genre
drama
theme
biographical drama
director
Michael Mann
Score
6 / 10

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.

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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.

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    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 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 khalilah ali malcolm x muslim nation of islam playboy bunny read rope-a-dope rumble in the jungle 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