Greatest, The - Muhammad Ali Details

The first segment of William Klein's seminal portrait of a sporting legend begins in the monochrome days of 1964 and chronicles the furore that surrounded the then Cassius Clay at the time of his notorious bouts with Sonny Liston. Accompanying him on the road and into the changing rooms, director Klein produces Direct Cinema at its most immediate and provides an intimate insight into the fighter's lifestyle, emerging showmanship and growing potency as a black superstar in the Civil Rights era. The second half of this superb biography was filmed a decade after Clay's triumphs over Liston, by which time “The Louisville Lip” was known as Muhammad Ali and on his way to his greatest victory at the “Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire. With Michael Mann's biopic Ali about to be released, this is a timely opportunity to see the man himself in all his unforgettable glory.