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Cassius X: Becoming Ali

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CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali follows the early years of Cassius Clay, from bright-eyed rookie to world heavyweight champion and from working class intellectual to one of America's most influential civil rights campaigners. The film reveals how the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, reinforced by a friendship with revolutionary preacher, Malcolm X, set Clay on the journey to become "Cassius X", before his induction to the Nation of Islam and ascension to the name of the great Muhammad Ali. CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali is the extraordinary story of how one young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky became a cultural icon for the ages, forever to be known thereafter as "The Greatest".

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian No film can go wrong with a leading man of such star quality. Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Alistair Harkness Scotsman The film strikes a good balance between the development of both his boxing and his politics – and watching archival clips of Ali is always a joy. Rated: 4/5 Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Ross McIndoe Vague Visages Anyone with basic knowledge of Ali’s life is unlikely to find anything especially revelatory in the film that will change their opinion. However, the documentary provides another engaging telling of a well-worn story; a solid addition to the canon... May 6, 2023 Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Set over five years, from his emergence on the national boxing scene in 1959 until the first Sonny Liston fight in 1964, this film tracks key events in his career in relation to his developing political and spiritual consciousness. Rated: 4/5 Mar 13, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali follows the early years of Cassius Clay, from bright-eyed rookie to world heavyweight champion and from working class intellectual to one of America's most influential civil rights campaigners. The film reveals how the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, reinforced by a friendship with revolutionary preacher, Malcolm X, set Clay on the journey to become "Cassius X", before his induction to the Nation of Islam and ascension to the name of the great Muhammad Ali. CASSIUS X: Becoming Ali is the extraordinary story of how one young boxer from Louisville, Kentucky became a cultural icon for the ages, forever to be known thereafter as "The Greatest".
Director
Muta'Ali Muhammad
Producer
Jevon Frank, Robert Neill
Screenwriter
Muta'Ali Muhammad, Mick McAvoy
Distributor
Smithsonian Channel
Genre
Biography, Documentary, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 20, 2023
Runtime
1h 28m