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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Some Fights Are Bigger Than The Ring

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DramaTV Movie

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Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.329/10

Release Date

04 October 2013

Country

United States of America

Cast

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

John Marshall Harlan

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Chief Justice Warren Burger

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Justice Harry Blackmun

Peter Gerety

Peter Gerety

William Brennan

Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson

Justice Potter Stewart

John Bedford Lloyd

John Bedford Lloyd

Byron 'Whizzer' White

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Hugo Black

Harris Yulin

Harris Yulin

William O. Douglas

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Justice Thurgood Marshall

Benjamin Walker

Benjamin Walker

Kevin Kennedy

Pablo Schreiber

Pablo Schreiber

Covert Becker

Ben Steinfeld

Ben Steinfeld

Sam Edelstein

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Mrs. Paige

Kathleen Chalfant

Kathleen Chalfant

Ethel Harlan

Lisa Joyce

Lisa Joyce

Donna Connolly

Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie

Erwin Griswold

Damian Young

Damian Young

Ramsey Clark

Chuck Cooper

Chuck Cooper

Chauncey Eskridge

Victor Slezak

Victor Slezak

Marshal of the Court

Allie Woods Jr.

Allie Woods Jr.

Petrus, Burger's Valet

Charlie Hewson

Charlie Hewson

Burger's Clerk

Justin Swain

Justin Swain

Burger's Second Clerk

Max Spitulnik

Max Spitulnik

Blackmun's Clerk

Nate Dern

Nate Dern

Blackmun's Second Clerk

James Francis Ginty

James Francis Ginty

Brennan's Clerk

Will Cart

Will Cart

White's Clerk

Matt Stadelmann

Matt Stadelmann

Black's Clerk

Christopher McLinden

Christopher McLinden

Black's Second Clerk

Keith Nobbs

Keith Nobbs

Douglas's Clerk

Drew Gehling

Drew Gehling

Marshall's Clerk

Rachel Claire

Rachel Claire

Edelstein's Wife

Alex Dreier

Alex Dreier

Edelstein's Son

Greg Connolly

Greg Connolly

Doctor

Amy Tribbey

Amy Tribbey

Nurse

Jon Gabrus

Jon Gabrus

Stoned Clerk

Steven Hauck

Steven Hauck

Maitre D'

Pamela Stewart

Pamela Stewart

Librarian

Kerry Malloy

Kerry Malloy

Vietnam Vet

Ed Jewett

Ed Jewett

Tourist

Lizan Mitchell

Lizan Mitchell

Housekeeper

Mary Mulligan

Mary Mulligan

Court Officer

Cameron Taylor

Cameron Taylor

Black's Secretary

John Thomas Waite

John Thomas Waite

Messenger

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Lawyer (uncredited)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Caroline Christl Long

Caroline Christl Long

Court Librarian

Andy Volin

Andy Volin

Reporter

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