Muhammad and Larry (2009)

ALL 10/27/2009 (en) Documentary 53 Min
  • Release
    10/27/2009
  • Production
    ESPN, ESPN Films
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    Muhammad and Larry
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Some fights nobody wins

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

  1. Story



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  1. Muhammad Ali

    Himself

  2. Drew Bundini Brown

    Himself

  3. Angelo Dundee

    Himself

  4. Larry Holmes

    Himself

  5. Jerry Izenberg

    Self

  6. Gene Kilroy

    Self

  7. John Schulian

    Self

  8. Leon Spinks

    Himself (archive footage)

  9. Ken Norton

    Himself (archive footage)

  10. Thomas Hauser

    Himself

  11. Howard Cosell

    Himself (archive footage)

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Casts : 11 , Crews : 41

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Muhammad and Larry (2009) 53 Min

ALL 10/27/2009 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/27/2009
  • Production
    ESPN, ESPN Films
  • Original title Muhammad and Larry
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Some fights nobody wins

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

  1. Bradley Kaplan, Albert Maysles

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Janet Swanson, Kate Hirson, Ian Markiewicz, Paul Carruthers

    Editor

  4. Keith Vyse, Laura Coxson, Mark Durand, Bradley Kaplan

    Producer