a. k. a. Cassius Clay
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Cast & Crew
Jim Jacobs
Muhammad Ali
Cus D'amato
Richard Kiley
Edward P. Bartsch
Barney Beck
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After Cassius Clay wins several Golden Glove awards and a gold medal for boxing in the Olympic Games, a group of millionaires from Louisville, Kentucky, invests in him, and his professional boxing career begins. Clay fights Henry Cooper, Cleveland Williams, Floyd Patterson, and finally, in 1964, Sonny Liston for the heavyweight championship. In the meantime, Clay has become influenced by Black Muslim leader Malcolm X; he soon converts to the Muslim faith and changes his name to Muhammad Ali. Because of his religious convictions, Ali refuses induction into the United States Army in 1967 but is denied a conscientious objector's status. The New York State Athletic Commission also refuses to accept his religious beliefs as justification for not serving in the Army, and he is stripped of the heavyweight title and barred from the ring.
Director
Jim Jacobs
Crew
Edward P. Bartsch
Barney Beck
William Cayton
Bernie Chertok
Dave Chertok
Bernard Evslin
Bernard Evslin
Larry Garinger
Teo Macero
Izzy Mankovsky
Al Schaffer
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Released in United States 1970
Released in United States 1970
