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type
Movie
language
English
duration
157 min
genre
drama
theme
sports
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, from 1964 to 1974, featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston, his conversion to Islam, criticism of the Vietnam War, and banishment from boxing, his return to fight Joe Frazier in 1971, and, finally, his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974. It also touches on the great social and political upheaval in the United States following the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Plot

The film begins with Cassius Clay Jr. before his championship debut against then-heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Clay 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. However, his trainer/manager Angelo Dundee gets him to keep fighting. Once Clay is able to see 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 political social
    keywords america angelo dundee belinda boyd box burn cassius clay jr. clay v. united states conviction is overturned does not abide sex segregation elijah muhammad fight fight of the century floyd patterson george foreman heavyweight champion islam and gender segregation jerry quarry joe frazier khalilah ali later assassinated list of heavyweight boxing champions malcolm x muslim nation of islam playboy bunny read rumble in the jungle sonny liston the rumble in the jungle united states 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 Initial Entertainment Group Overbrook Films Peters Entertainment
    publisher GK Films Sony Pictures Releasing
    theme biographical drama race and ethnicity sports