Ali

Author

Will Smith

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

Widescreen version

Performers

Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson.

Publication Information

Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2002.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (157 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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

DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Videodisc release of the 2001 motion picture.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Rated R some language and brief violence.

In English with optional French language soundtrack ; optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish.

Special features include: Theatrical trailers ; scene selections ; animated menus.

Presented in a widescreen format which preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio (2.40:1).