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The Greatest(Movie, 1977)

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| 1h 42min | Genre: Drama
The GreatestRating: 2.9/5 (with 88 votes)
The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries. The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974. The film consists largely of archival footage of Ali's boxing matches used in the screenplay. The film is based on the book The Greatest: My Own Story written by Muhammad Ali and Richard Durham and edited by Toni Morrison. The song "The Greatest Love of All" was written for this film by Michael Masser (music) and Linda Creed, (lyrics) and sung by George Benson; it was later covered and made a Billboard Hot 100 #1 single by Whitney Houston. ()
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About The Greatest

Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.

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Main subject: Muhammad Ali (Person)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 6 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/17/1977
Producer: John Marshall
Screenwriter: Ring Lardner Jr.
Director of Photography: Harry Stradling
Composer: Lee Holdridge
Keywords: biography
Revenue: 8,284,000 USD

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Other movies with this title: The Greatest (US, 2009), The Greatest (SE, 2017)

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