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|---|---|---|
![]() | Tom Gries | |
![]() | Monte Hellman | |
| Starring | ||
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Ali | Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali | |
| Ernest Borgnine | Angelo Dundee | |
| John Marley | Dr. Ferdie Pacheco | |
| Lloyd Haynes | Herbert Muhammad | |
| Malachi Throne | Payton Jory | |
| Lucille Benson | Mrs. Fairlie | |
| Teddy Wilson | John the Gardener | |
| Annazette Chase | Belinda Ali | |
| Mira Waters | Ruby Sanderson | |
| Chip McAllister | Cassius Clay - Aged 18 | |
| Drew Bundini Brown | Drew 'Bundini' Brown | |
| Robert Duvall | Bill McDonald | |
| David Huddleston | Cruikshank | |
| Ben Johnson | Hollis | |
| James Earl Jones | Malcolm X | |
| Dina Merrill | Velvet Green | |
| Roger E. Mosley | Sonny Liston | |
| Paul Winfield | Draft Lawyer | |
| Richard Gullage | Commission Doctor | |
| Arthur Adams | Cassius Clay Senior | |
| Dorothy Meyer | Odessa Clay | |
| Rahman Ali | Rahaman Ali | |
| Howard L. Bingham | Howard Bingham | |
| Richard Venture | Colonel | |
| Stack Pierce | Rahaman | |
| W. Youngblood Muhammad | W. Youngblood Muhammad | |
| Ven Medina | Ronnie | |
| Paul Mantee | Carrara | |
| Skip Homeier | Major | |
| Lloyd Wells | Lloyd Wells | |
| George Garro | Mr. Curtis | |
| David Clennon | Captain | |
| Ernie Wheelwright | Bossman Jones | |
| Pat Patterson | Pat Patterson | |
| George Cooper | Lawyer | |
| James Gammon | Mr. Harry | |
| Gene Kilroy | Gene Kilroy | |
| Toni Crabtree | Hooker | |
| Sally Gries | Sponsor's Wife | |
| Elizabeth Marshall | Sponsor's Wife | |
| Don Dunphy | Commentator | |
| Fernand A. Larrieu Jr. | Grocer | |
| Nai Bonet | Suzie Gomez | |
| Harold Conrad | Harold Conrad | |
| Alberto Martin | Doctor | |
| Walter Olkewicz | Reporter | |
| George Chuvalo | Self | |
| Yank Durham | Self | |
| Bob Foster | Self | |
| Buster Mathis | Self | |
| Arthur Mercante | Self | |
| Archie Moore | Self | |
| Ken Norton | Self | |
| Floyd Patterson | Self | |
| Jerry Quarry | Self | |
| Sally Bondi | Bess | |
| Joe Bugner | Joe Bugner | |
| Zach Clayton | Self | |
| Ty Copeman | White Youth | |
| Barney Felix | Self | |
| Roy Firestone | TV Reporter | |
| George Foreman | George Foreman | |
| Levi Forte | Gym Boxer | |
| Bob Gordon | Reporter | |
| Vic Hunter | Metro Di | |
| Ken Klingman | Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in Gym | |
| Ray Mann | Young Man | |
| Jack McDermott | Reporter | |
| Todd Rosen | Reporter | |
| Kirby Sanders | Reporter 'Can We Quote You' | |
| Woni Spotts | Child in Crowd | |
| Tracy Chubby Steele | Boxer Hitting Heavy Bag in 5th Street Gym | |





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Ireland release date: 19th August 1977
Sweden release date: 24th August 1977
Denmark release date: 26th September 1977
Colombia release date: 28th September 1977
Netherlands release date: 29th September 1977
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