United Kingdom / Dec 11, 2001 / 15 / London
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
2h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Sonji Roi |
| Nona Gaye | Belinda Ali |
| Michael Michele | Veronica Porche |
| Joe Morton | Chauncey Eskridge |
| Paul Rodríguez | Dr. Ferdie Pacheco |
| Bruce McGill | Bradley |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | Herbert Muhammad |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Cassius Clay, Sr. |
| Laurence Mason | Luis Sarria |
| LeVar Burton | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Albert Hall | Elijah Muhammad |
| David Cubitt | Robert Lipsyte |
| Ted Levine | Joe Smiley |
| Candy Ann Brown | Odessa |
| David Elliott | Sam Cooke |
| Shari Watson | Woman Singer |
| Malick Bowens | Joseph Mobutu |
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| Michael Bentt | Sonny Liston |
| James Toney | 'Smokin' Joe Frazier |
| Alfred Cole | Ernie Terrell |
| Charles Shufford | George Foreman |
| Rufus Dorsey | Floyd Paterson |
| Robert Sale | Jerry Quarry |
| Vince Cooke | Jimmy Ellis |
| Damien 'Bolo' Wills | Ken Norton |
| David Haines | Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali |
| Victoria Dillard | Betty Shabazz |
| Brad Greenquist | Marlin Thomas |
| Morgana Van Peebles | Malcolm X's Daughter |
| Maya Van Peebles | Malcolm X's Daughter |
| Maestro Harrell | Young Cassius Clay |
| William Utay | The Doctor |
| Kim Robillard | Jimmy Cannon |
| David Purdham | Madison Square Garden Announcer |
| Gailard Sartain | Gordon Davidson |
| Wade Williams | Lieutenant Jerome Claridge |
| Guy Van Swearingen | Induction FBI Man |
| Doug Hale | Judge Ingraham |
| LaDonna Tittle | Bundini's Landlady |
| Marc Grapey | Bob Arum |
| Herb Mitchell | Boxing Commissioner |
| Eddie Bo Smith Jr. | Malcolm's Bodyguard |
| Bobby Stuart | Thomas 15X Johnson |
| Patrick New | Room Service Guy |
| Ron O.J. Parson | Death Newsman |
| Ellis Williams | Family Photo Man |
| Alexandra Bokyun Chun | Asian Cosmetologist |
| John Gleeson Connolly | Assistant Director |
| Warner Saunders | Customer |
| Jack Reiss | Referee Arthur Mercante |
| Marty Denkin | Frazier Fight II Announcer |
| Tamara Lynch | Flight Attendant |
| Chico Benymon | Hampton House Announcer |
| Bill Plaschke | Miami Weigh-In Reporter |
| Steve Springer | Miami Weigh-In Reporter |
| Patrick M. Connolly | Announcer |
| Patrick C. Russell | Referee |
| Robert Byrd | Willie Reddick |
| Cedric Wills | Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee |
| Ronald A. DiNicola | Prosecutor |
| Moses Hollins | Man on Train |
| Daniel E. Gurevitz | Boxing Commission Reporter |
| Steven Randazzo | Reporter |
| Ray Bokhour | Reporter |
| Leonard Termo | Madison Square Garden Reporter |
| Johnny Ortiz | Madison Square Garden Reporter |
| Mark Salem | New York Reporter |
| Sheldon Fogel | New York Reporter |
| Jim Gray | New York Reporter |
| Melvin Thomas | Harlem Neighbor |
| Natalie Carter | Harlem Neighbor |
| Reginald Footman | Harlem Neighbor |
| Poe Poe | Harlem Reporter |
| Mel Dick | Louisville Sponsoring Group |
| Kim Taylor-Coleman | Lana Shabazz |
| Christian Stolte | Miami Cop |
| Vic Manni | Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy |
| Will Gill Jr. | Dick Sadler |
| Sylvaine Strike | ORTF Interviewer |
| Denis Luposo | Kinshasa Reporter |
| Sharon Wilkinson | Rose Jennings |
| Carol Hatchett | Pointer Sister |
| Judith Mwale | Pointer Sister |
| Keabetswe Motsilanyane | Pointer Sister |
| Richard Katanga | Mobutu Aide / Military Aide |
| Thomas Kariuki Matheri | Lieutenant Nsakala |
| Larry Hazzard Sr. | Zack Clayton |
| Derrick Brown | Larry Holmes |
| Rommel Hyacinth | The Pilot |
| Graham Hopkins | London Banker |
| Daniel Janks | CIA Man |
| Bradford E. Lang | Black Pilot |
| Michael Dorn | Black Pilot |
| Dan Robbertse | Reporter in Zaire |
| Graham Clarke | Reporter in Zaire |
| Dimitri Cassar | Reporter in Zaire |
| Frank Notaro | Reporter in Zaire |
| Mark Mulder | Reporter in Zaire |
| David W. Hess | Reporter in Zaire |
| Henrikennyo Mukenyi | Bula |
| Nathaniel Malekane | Archie Moore |
| Millard Arnold | Doc Broadus |
| Edda Collier | Blonde French Reporter |
| Yi Lu Wei | Chinese Delegate |
| Lee Cummings | Hunter Thompson |
| Zaa Nkweta | Foreman Fight Announcer |
| Themba Gasa | Idi Amin |
| Andrew P. Jones | Don King's Aide |
| Marc Kulazite Mboli | Additional Aide to Mobutu |
| Cimanga Kalambay | Additional Aide to Mobutu |
| Jean Bikoi | Additional Aide to Mobutu |
| James Gilbert | Sparring Partner in Africa |
| Carolina Lancaster | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ron Madoff | Cameraman |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ali |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Overbrook Entertainment, Peters Entertainment, Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment |
| Release date | 10 dicembre 2001 |
| Executive producer | Lee Caplin, Graham King |
| Production | Paul Ardaji, James Lassiter, Jon Peters, Michael Mann, A. Kitman Ho |
| Writer | Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael Mann, Gregory Allen Howard |
| Casting | Victoria Thomas |
| Editing | William Goldenberg, Lynzee Klingman, Stephen E. Rivkin, Stuart Waks |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Lubezki |
| Assistant directors | Michael Mann, Jody Spilkoman |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 10, 2001 / R
Brazil / Dec 11, 2001 / 12
Germany / Dec 15, 2001 / 12
Australia / Feb 21, 2002 / M
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United Kingdom / Feb 22, 2002 / 15
France / Feb 27, 2002 / U
Greece / Mar 01, 2002
Italy / Mar 01, 2002 / T
South Korea / Mar 01, 2002 / 15
Spain / Apr 26, 2002 / 16
Digital
Ireland / Feb 22, 2002 / 15
Japan / May 25, 2002 / R18+
Austria / Aug 15, 2002 / 12
Poland / May 17, 2004 / 18
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Hungary / Feb 23, 2005 / 16
France / Jun 07, 2016 / VOD
Physical media
United Kingdom / Jun 24, 2002 / 15 / DVD
France / Dec 03, 2002 / DVD
United States / Jun 01, 2004 / Director's Cut DVD
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