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The Greatest

1977, Movie, G, 101 mins

The Greatest: Cast & Details

Year: 1977
Rated G
Parental Rating: Objectionable for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 101
Format: Color
Genre(s): Biography; Sports
Production Co(s).: MV
Released By: Columbia

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Cast
Muhammad Ali: Himself
Ernest Borgnine: Angelo Dundee
Lloyd Haynes: Herbert Muhammad
John Marley: Dr. Pacheco
Robert Duvall: Bill McDonald
David Huddleston: Cruikshank
Ben Johnson: Hollis
James Earl Jones: Malcolm X
Dina Merrill: Velvet Green
Roger E. Mosley: Sonny Liston
Paul Winfield: Lawyer
Annazette Chase: Belinda Ali
Mira Waters: Ruby Sanderson
Phillip MacAllister: Young Cassius Clay., Jr.
Arthur Adams: Cassius Clay, Sr.
Dorothy Meyer: Odessa Clay
Lucille Benson: Mrs. Fairlie
Theodore Wilson: Gardener
Skip Homeier: Major
Sally Gries: Sponsor's Wife
Elizabeth Marshall: Sponsor's Wife
Malachi Throne: Payton Jory
Richard Gullage: Commission Doctor
Richard Venture: Colonel
Stack Pierce: Johnson
Ben Medina: Ronnie
Paul Mantee: Carrara
George Garro: Mr. Curtis
David Clennon: Captain
Ernie Wheelwright: Bossman Jones
George Cooper: Lawyer
James Gammon: "Mr. Harry"
Toni Crabtree: Hooker
Don Dunphy: Commentator
Fernand A. Larrieu Jr.: Grocer
Nai Bonet: Suzie Gomez
Alberto Martin: Doctor
Ray Holland: Reporter
Drew Bundini Brown: Their Self
Rahaman Ali: Their Self
Howard Bingham: Their Self
W. Youngblood Muhammad: Their Self
Lloyd Wells: Their Self
Pat Patterson: Their Self
Gene Kilroy: Their Self
Harold Conrad: Their Self

Credits
Tom Gries: Director
Ring Lardner Jr.: Writer - based on the book The Greatest: My Own Story, by Muhammad Ali, Richard Durham, Herbert Muhammad
George Benson: Source
John Marshall: Producer
Harry Stradling Jr.: Cinematographer - Metrocolor
Byron Brandt: Editor
Michael Masser: Musical Composer
Robert Smith: Production Designer
Solomon Brewer: Set Decorator
Eric Seelig: Costumes
Sandra Stewart: Costumes
Candy Flanagin: Special Effects
William Tuttle: Make Up
Tom Tuttle: Make Up