Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Genre
- boxing film, trial film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 43 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film covers Muhammad Ali's legal battle after he refused the military draft during the Vietnam War. It focuses on the Supreme Court justices as they debate and ultimately decide his case.
historicalseriousrestrainedlegalcontemplativefocusedearnestdramatic
What happens
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is a 2013 American television drama film about boxer Muhammad Ali's refusal to report for induction into the United States military during the Vietnam War, focusing on how the United States Supreme Court decided to rule in Ali's favor in the 1971 case of Clay v. United States. The film was directed by Stephen Frears, from a screenplay written by Shawn Slovo based on the 2000 book Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight: Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America by Howard Bingham and Max Wallace. It premiered on HBO on October 5, 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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