Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Photo Credit: Jojo Whilden / HBO
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Saturday, October 05, 2013 | N/A |
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- Season: 2013-2014
- Network: HBO
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Movies
- Subject Matter: True Story, Historical Piece, Courtroom Drama, Period Piece
- Based On: Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight written by Howard L. Bingham, Max Wallace
Plot Synopsis
Based on the book by Howard L. Bingham and Max Wallace. Famous for both his signature shuffle and verbal sparring, boxer Cassius Clay quickly rose to fame in the '60s, becoming the worlds best-known athlete and eventually its most controversial. After joining the Nation of Islam and adopting the name Muhammad Ali, he was widely denounced for refusing to be drafted into the U.S. military, based on his religious opposition to the Vietnam War. Stripped of his title and banned from the sport, the self proclaimed "Greatest" lost nearly four years of his boxing prime to legal battles. In 1971, his case for being a conscientious objector eventually reached the United States Supreme Court, rooted by tradition and conservative ideals with Nixon-appointed Chief Justice Warren E. Burger at its helm. Behind closed doors the nine justices decide the outcome of Muhammad Ali's landmark appeal. Justice Harlan, a respected jurist with 15 years on the court, finds himself at odds with the status quo after his perspective is challenged by the contemporary ideals of his new clerk, Kevin Connolly.
Cast
Crew
- Frank Doelger - Executive Producer
- Tracey Scoffield - Executive Producer
- Jonathan Cameron - Executive Producer
- Stephen Frears - Executive Producer
- Scott Ferguson - Producer
- Stephen Frears - Director
- Shawn Slovo - Writer
Production Company:
- HBO Films, Rainmark Films, Sakura Films
Production Type:
- In-House
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