The Greatest

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"The Greatest" is a 1977 biographical sports drama film about Muhammad Ali, in which Ali portrays himself.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
biographical sports drama film
film
basedOn The Greatest: My Own Story
autobiography of Muhammad Ali
basedOnAuthor Muhammad Ali
Richard Durham
Toni Morrison
cinematographyBy Bill Butler
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Monte Hellman
Tom Gries
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Robert Lawrence
featuresSong Greatest Love of All
surface form: The Greatest Love of All

Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama film
language English
musicBy Michael Masser
notableFact Muhammad Ali
surface form: Muhammad Ali plays himself in the film

film dramatizes Muhammad Ali’s early life and boxing career
portrays life of Muhammad Ali
portraysEvent Rumble in the Jungle
surface form: Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman fight

Joe Frazier
surface form: Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier fights

Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston fight
producer John Daly
Martin Bregman
releaseDate 1977-04-19
releaseYear 1977
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter John Milius
Ring Lardner Jr.
stars Al Pacino
surface form: Alfredo James Pacino

Ben Johnson
Dina Merrill
Ernest Borgnine
James Earl Jones
John Marley
Lloyd Haynes
Muhammad Ali
Paul Winfield
Robert Duvall
Roger E. Mosley
subject Vietnam War draft resistance
boxing
American civil rights movement
surface form: civil rights movement
title The Greatest self-link

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album: Sound & Color hasPart The Greatest
subject surface form: Sound & Color
Muhammad Ali nickname The Greatest
Greatest Love of All originalAlbum The Greatest
The Greatest title The Greatest self-link