---
title: 'The Greatest (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tom Gries'
released: '1977-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-greatest-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076111/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Greatest (1977)

1977 · 101 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Greatest is a 1977 biographical sports film about the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, in which Ali plays himself. It was directed by Tom Gries. The film follows Ali's life from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from George Foreman in their famous "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974. The film consists largely of archival footage of Ali's boxing matches used in the screenplay.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tom Gries](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-gries), [Monte Hellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/monte-hellman)
- **Screenplay:** [Ring Lardner Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/ring-lardner-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lee Holdridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-holdridge)
- **Producer:** [John Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marshall-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry Stradling](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-stradling-2)

## Cast

- [David Clennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-clennon)
- [Annazette Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/annazette-chase)
- [Ernest Borgnine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-borgnine)
- [Lloyd Haynes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-haynes)
- [Robert Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-duvall)
- [Dina Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/dina-merrill)
- [Muhammad Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/muhammad-ali)
- [Paul Winfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-winfield)
- [John Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-marley)
- [Ben Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-johnson)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Pat Patterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-patterson)
- [David Huddleston](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-huddleston)
- [Roger E. Mosley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-e-mosley)
- [James Gammon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gammon)

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