Michael Mann Director Will Smith Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali Actor Jamie Foxx Drew "Bundini" Brown Actor Jon Voight Howard Cosell Actor Mario Van Peebles Malcolm X Actor Ron Silver Angelo Dundee Actor Jeffrey Wright Howard Bingham Actor Mykelti Williamson Don King Actor Jada Pinkett Smith Sonji Actor Michael Michele Veronica Actor Joe Morton Chauncy Eskridge Actor Paul Rodriguez Dr. Ferdie Pacheco Actor Bruce McGill Bradley Actor Barry Shabaka Henley Herbert Muhammad Actor Giancarlo Esposito Cassius Clay, Sr. Actor Laurence Mason Luis Sarria Actor LeVar Burton Martin Luther King, Jr. Actor Albert Hall Elijah Muhammad Actor David Cubitt Robert Lipsyte Actor Ted Levine Joe Smiley Actor David Elliott Sam Cooke Actor Shari Watson Woman Singer Actor Malick Bowens Joseph Mobutu Actor Michael Bentt Sonny Liston Actor Alfred Cole Ernie Terrell Actor Charles Shufford George Foreman Actor Stephen J. Rivele Screenwriter Christopher Wilkinson Screenwriter Eric Roth Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard Writer A. Kitman Ho Producer Paul Ardaji Producer Jon Peters Producer James Lassiter Producer Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographer John Myhre Production Design William Goldenberg Film Editing Stephen Rivkin Film Editing Lynzee Klingman Film Editing Marlene Stewart Costume Design Howard Bingham Executive Producer Graham King Executive Producer Lisa Gerrard Original Music Pieter Bourke Original Music Victoria Thomas Casting Bill Rea Art Director Tomas Voth Art Director Jim Erickson Set Decoration