Ali (DVD)

Directed by Michael Mann

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nona Gaye, Michael Michele, Giancarlo Esposito, Albert Hall, Ted Levine, Will Smith, LeVar Burton, Michael Bentt, Charles Shufford
Contributors: Jon Peters, Paul Ardaji, A. Kitman Ho, Michael Mann, Stephen J. Rivelle, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke, Emmanuel Lubezki, James Lassiter
Studio: Dazzler
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 3 Nov 2025
Originally Issued: 2001
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 153 minutes

Description

Will Smith stars as legendary boxer Muhammad Ali in this biopic directed by Michael Mann which chronicles a significant decade in Ali's life. In 1964, Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston (Michael Bentt) to become the World Heavyweight Champion. Soon afterwards he becomes close to Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles) and Elijah Muhammad (Albert Hall), the leader of the Nation of Islam, and changes his name to Muhammad Ali.

When he refuses to be drafted during the Vietnam War, he is banned from boxing and undertakes a legal battle to appeal his conviction, which entails a five year prison sentence. After he succeeds, he returns to the ring and fights to regain his title, culminating in the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman (Charles Shufford). The cast also includes Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight and Ron Silver.

Special Features

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