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    Muhammad and Larry

    53'

    2009-10-27

    6.4

    Some fights nobody wins

    Documentary

    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

    DirectingBradley Kaplan

    Cast

    3

    Himself

    Muhammad Ali

    1

    Himself

    Drew Bundini Brown

    1

    Himself

    Angelo Dundee

    1

    Himself

    Larry Holmes

    1

    Self

    Jerry Izenberg

    1

    Self

    Gene Kilroy

    1

    Self

    John Schulian

    1

    Himself (archive footage)

    Leon Spinks

    1

    Himself (archive footage)

    Ken Norton

    1

    Himself

    Thomas Hauser

    1

    Himself (archive footage)

    Howard Cosell

    Images Gallery

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. ESPN
      2. ESPN Films
    • Vote Count: 12
    • Popularity: 0.5277
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Muhammad and Larry

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