Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America by |
Written by | Shawn Slovo |
Directed by | Stephen Frears |
Starring | |
Composer | George Fenton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Producer | Scott Ferguson |
Cinematography | Jim Denault |
Editor | Mick Audsley |
Running time | 97 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | October 5, 2013 |
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is a 2013 American television drama film about boxer Muhammad Ali's refusal to report for induction into the United States military during the Vietnam War, focusing on how the United States Supreme Court decided to rule in Ali's favor in the 1971 case of Clay v. United States. The film was directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo based on the 2000 book Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace.[1][2] It premiered on HBO on October 5, 2013.