Movies: Muhammad Ali

Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jnr in 1942, Muhammad Ali changed his name when he converted to Sunni Islam in 1975. A hard hitting, fast talking powerhouse, Ali was crowned 'Sportsman of the Century' by Sports Illustrated and the BBC in 1999....

Produced by PBS in 1992, this documentary explores the darker side of boxing. It follows the career of a young Shannon Briggs and includes interviews with Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Teddy Atlas, Dan Duva, Kathy Duva, Lou Duva, Bobby Czyz, Bob A...

An unusual group of people who came together in the most unlikely location to make it possible for the greatest athlete on the planet to have a career once again....

Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II, was a professional boxing match contested on September 15, 1978, in New Orleans for the WBA and Lineal Heavyweight Championships. The fight was estimated to have been watched by a record 2 billion viewers worldwide,in...

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This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public ...

The story of the life and career of comical genius Allen Funt, and his legacy as the mastermind of the Candid Camera radio and TV shows....

In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music festival was staged concurrently, and B.B. King was the headlining act. Anyone who has ever had the fort...

Previously unseen footage, seeing and hearing the champions interviewed and talking to each other at a private dinner party hosted by baseball’s legendary great, Reggie Jackson. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Norton. For more than twenty years, thes...

City of Ali is a feature-length documentary that tells the story of how the death of Muhammad Ali brought the people of his Kentucky hometown - and the world - together for one unforgettable week....

Portrait of American boxer Cassius Clay....

In 1971, maverick filmmaker William Greaves trained his cameras on both Muhammad Ali and his opponent, Joe Frazier, ahead of the “Fight of the Century” at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The epic battle was supposed to be Ali's big comeback followi...

Retired, undefeated Heavyweight World champion Rocky Marciano and the then current undefeated Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, sparred together with the footage then being edited to the instructions of a computer that had been designed to work out...

ORF chief director Michael Kögler met the legend again 30 years after his multi-award-winning documentary “Die Franz Klammer Story”. Never-before-broadcast material from the ORF archives provides deep insights into the career and life of the most suc...

Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as "The Last Hurrah!", was a professional boxing bout contested on October 2, 1980 in Las Vegas for the WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight championships....

In this documentary, the ski legend and her companions look back on their career as a glittering winter fairy tale....

Get a ringside seat for one of the most unforgettable fights in the history of boxing with this documentary that explores the legendary match between Muhammad Ali and Canadian underdog George Chuvalo at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens in 1966....

40 years of "Apostrophes". Hours and historical meetings, Pierre Assouline has composed an anthology of the best extracts presented in the form of a primer, which he had commented on by a surprised Bernard Pivot....

Ron Lyle A look back at Ron Lyle, a convicted murderer who upon his release from prison, was able to rebuild his life and become one of the top heavyweight contenders in the 1970s. Lyle would fight Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, and Earnie Shavers amo...

A look back at boxer Jeff Sims, an ex-convict famous for busting Muhammad Ali's lip in a sparring session who would later meet a tragic end as he could not escape his own criminal past....