DVD
Ali
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
The director's cut.
Languages
In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Nona Gaye, Michael Michele, Joe Morton, Paul Rodriguez, Bruce McGill, Barry Shabaka Henley, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Mason, LeVar Burton, Albert Hall, David Cubitt.
Publication Information
Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 165 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Unrated.
Uniform Title
Summary
This dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political reasons, the champ sets about to win back his crown, culminating in a legendary unification bout against George Foreman in Zaire, dubbed the "Rumble in the Jungle."
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: Revised scenes and never-before-seen footage ; commentary with director/co-writer Michael Mann ; documentary on the making of the movie.