Muhammad and Larry

Muhammad and Larry

2009
53m
6.5

6.5/10

10 votes • View on IMDb

"Some fights nobody wins"

Overview

In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ESPN ESPN Films
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 27, 2009
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1484443
Website Visit Site

Cast

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Himself

Drew Bundini Brown
Drew Bundini Brown

Himself

Angelo Dundee
Angelo Dundee

Himself

Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes

Himself

Jerry Izenberg
Jerry Izenberg

Self

Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy

Self

John Schulian
John Schulian

Self

Leon Spinks
Leon Spinks

Himself (archive footage)

Ken Norton
Ken Norton

Himself (archive footage)

Thomas Hauser
Thomas Hauser

Himself

Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell

Himself (archive footage)

Key Crew

Bradley Kaplan
Director
Keith Vyse
Producer
Clifton Towns Sr.
Executive Producer
Albert Maysles
Director
Marvin Towns Jr.
Executive Producer
Connor Schell
Executive Producer
Keith Clinkscales
Executive Producer
John Dahl
Executive Producer