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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

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Justices (Frank Langella, Danny Glover) of the Supreme Court discuss boxer Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War.
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Robert Bianco USA Today 10/04/2013
All in all, it's a worthy subject to be sure. It just probably isn't the subject you might have expected. Go to Full Review
David Hinckley New York Daily News 10/04/2013
4/5
Whether the film gets all the nuances right is hard for civilians to say. But round for round, the fight is surprisingly lively. Go to Full Review
David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle 10/04/2013
2/4
The actors make Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight seem better than it is, but the real Ali, with all his youth, vigor, bravado and passion, convinces us that he and his case deserved much better. Go to Full Review
Greg Evans Bloomberg News 10/03/2013
A bland Benjamin Walker and a scowling Pablo Schreiber add little depth to their roles as mouthpieces for either side of history. Go to Full Review
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12/17/2021 No Oscar winner, but good story . And cast See more 10/31/2021 This film gave the audience a look at what went on in the Supreme Court, behind closed doors, during the time when Muhamad Ali had refused to be drafted. I found the film interesting. See more 12/11/2011 An unfairly overlooked and somewhat obscure entry in the array of Ali movies in two acts - the first focusing on the two, champion-making fights with Sonny Liston, the second anticipating the phenomenal 'Rumble in the Jungle'. Avoiding a talking-head or even narrated documentary approach (in contrast to the more popular "When We Were Kings"), Klein brings a gritty, authentic and realistic feel to his own personal Ali chronicle, less story-bound than WWWK and the handful of other Ali biopics, but one which effectively places the viewer slap-bang in the cultural change of mid-60's America and ten years later in a redemption-ready Africa. See more 12/06/2010 I'm pretty sure I've seen this, and I remember it was good. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Justices (Frank Langella, Danny Glover) of the Supreme Court discuss boxer Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War.
Director
Stephen Frears
Producer
Scott Ferguson
Screenwriter
Shawn Slovo
Production Co
HBO Films, Rainmark Films
Rating
TV-14
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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