The Greatest
“Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN.”
Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Greatest performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$8.3M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Angelo Dundee
Ernest Borgnine
Angelo Dundee
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
John Marley
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Herbert Muhammad
Lloyd Haynes
Herbert Muhammad
Mrs. Fairlie
Lucille Benson
Mrs. Fairlie
Bess
Sally Bondi
Bess
Payton Jory
Malachi Throne
Payton Jory
Joe The Gardener
Teddy Wilson
Joe The Gardener
Belinda Ali
Annazette Chase
Belinda Ali
Ruby Sanderson
Mira Waters
Ruby Sanderson
Cassius Clay aged 18
Chip McAllister
Cassius Clay aged 18
Himself
Drew Bundini Brown
Himself
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