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Muhammad Ali: The Greatest (William Klein) (1964)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:9

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Muhammad Ali began his career as an Olympic Gold Medalist under his birth name of Cassius Clay. His boxing style combined power and charisma making him one of the most memorable athletes in the... Muhammad Ali began his career as an Olympic Gold Medalist under his birth name of Cassius Clay. His boxing style combined power and charisma making him one of the most memorable athletes in the history of sports. He also gained much notoriety for his political views and his religious conversion to the Muslim faith. This documentary by photographer William Klein captured Ali in his prime. [More]

Starring: Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Beatles

Starring: Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, George Foreman, Beatles, Norman Mailer, Malcolm X

Director: William Klein

Director: William Klein

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Jan 14, 2002

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The three fights covered in this documentary are not pictured at all beyond a very few grainy stills.

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12/11/08
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Quirky enough to blow smoke around most other boxing documentaries.

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03/25/08
Dennis Schwartz
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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12/06/05
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Emanuel Levy
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12/03/03
Channel 4 Film

Has the advantage of immediacy.

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08/23/03
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Much better than the Oscar-winning When We Were Kings.

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05/06/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Film Threat

The material in Muhammad Ali has been enriched by time, but it leaves one yearning for a film that covers the entire Ali career in somewhat greater detail and depth than was ever, apparently, Mr. Klein's concern.

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04/12/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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The film's glories are in the details and its intimacy would be unimaginable in the rigidly spin-controlled atmosphere of 21st-century sports.

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04/11/03
Maitland McDonagh
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01/23/03
Guardian [UK]

Offers a rare glimpse of America's greatest fighter before he became a legend.

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01/23/03
Jamie Russell
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01/23/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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raw and uneven film certainly contains historical value with scenes never publicly viewed before

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01/08/03
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!

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11/02/02
Kevin N. Laforest
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