A.K.A. Cassius Clay 1970  PG, 82 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jim Jacobs
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Richard Kiley
Muhammad Ali called himself the greatest and prettiest fighter ever. This documentary covers his career, including excerpts from fights and interviews with several popular figures. Narration by Richard Kiley.
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The Greatest 1977  PG, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tom Gries, Monte Hellman
Cast: Ernest Borgnine, Muhammad Ali, John Marley, Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Lloyd Haynes, Paul Winfield, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, Annazette Chase, Lucille Benson, Skip Homeier
This is the biography of boxer Muhammad Ali who plays himself–beginning as 18-year-old boxer Cassius Clay who wins a Gold medal at the Olympic Games. Later, he trains under Angelo Dundee (Ernest Borgnine) and wins the World Heavyweight title from Sonny Liston (Roger E. Mosley). Now, he converts to Islam, refuses to join the Army, and goes through a three-and-a-half year court battle before returning to the ring to retake the World Heavyweight title. Throughout the film, Muhammad Ali's actual fight sequences are inter-cut into the story.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood Money
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason, Mickey Rooney, Julie Harris, Nancy Cushman, Madame Spivy, Stanley Adams, Muhammad Ali, Val Avery, Rory Calhoun
Has-been heavyweight boxer Mountain Rivera (Anthony Quinn) must find a new life. His money-hungry manager (Jackie Gleason) does NOT have his client's best interest in mind when he aggressively encourages him to become a wrestler. Good acting all around.
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When We Were Kings 1996 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Leon Gast
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, Don King, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, B.B. King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Norman Mailer, Thomas Hauser, Malick Bowens, Lloyd Price
This Oscar-winning documentary is centered on the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. The film will intrigue fight fans and provide good entertainment for a world that remembers the star status of both boxers–in and out of the ring.
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| 1. A.K.A. Cassius Clay (1970)
2. Body and Soul (1981)
3. The Greatest (1977)
4. Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
aka: Blood Money
5. When We Were Kings (1996)
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