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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Muhammad Ali
- Self
- George Foreman
- Self
- Don King
- Self
- James Brown
- Self
- B.B. King
- Self
- Mobutu Sese Seko
- Self (President of Zaire)
- Spike Lee
- Self
- Norman Mailer
- Self - Writer
- George Plimpton
- Self - Writer
- Thomas Hauser
- Self
- Malick Bowens
- Self - Artist
- Lloyd Price
- Self - Concert Promoter
- The Spinners
- Themselves
- Miriam Makeba
- Self
- Drew Bundini Brown
- Self - Ali's Ass't Trainer
- Odessa Clay
- Self - Ali's Mother
- Howard Cosell
- Self - ABC Sports
- Wilton Felder
- Self
- Joe Frazier
- Self
- Wayne Henderson
- Self
- Stix Hooper
- Self
- Jim Jacobs
- Self
- Stewart Levine
- Self - Festival Producer
- Sonny Liston
- Self
- Alan Pariser
- Self - Festival Coordinator
- Danny 'Big Black' Rey
- Self - Performer
- Dick Sadler
- Self - Foreman's manager
- Joe Sample
- Self
- Philippé Wynne
- Self
- Zach Clayton
- Self - Referee
- Angelo Dundee
- Self
- Lola Love
- Self - Dancer
- Archie Moore
- Self
- Ken Norton
- Self
- Jersey Joe Walcott
- Self
Produced By
- Leon Gast
- producer
- Taylor Hackford
- producer
- Vikram Jayanti
- co-producer
- Keith Robinson
- co-producer
- David Sonenberg
- executive producer
Cinematography
Sound
- Robert Cardelli
- sound editor
- Bill Daly
- location sound coordinator
- Gene Defever
- location sound recordist
- Bernard Fox
- location sound coordinator
- Petur Hliddal
- location sound recordist
- Gary Kelgern
- sound recordist: concert sound
- Ed Lockman
- location sound recordist
- Alan Manger
- sound recordist: concert sound
- William Markle
- sound post-production
- Tony Miller
- location sound recordist
- Frank Morrone
- re-recording mixer / sound mixer
- Mark Paturet
- location sound recordist
- Randal Shepard
- location sound recordist
- Tony V. Stevens
- stereo sound consultant: Dolby
- Christopher L. Stone
- sound recordist: concert sound
- Richard Wells
- location sound recordist
- Shane Zarintash
- location sound recordist
- Yuri Gorbachow
- noise reduction engineer
Editing
- Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
- Editor
Production Management
- St. Clair Bourne
- unit manager
- Ossie Brown
- unit manager
- Barrie Singer
- production manager
- Robert Warmflash
- post-production supervisor
Editorial
- Jamie W. Billett
- post-production assistant
- Donald Blank
- post-production assistant
- Wendy Caplin
- assistant editor
- Joseph Fusco
- post-production assistant
- Mark Ginsberg
- color timer
- Sara Spolan
- post-production assistant
- Stan Sztaba
- negative matcher
- Terry Tragianopoulos
- assistant editor
- Joe Violante
- advisor: Technicolor
- Jeff Mack
- colorist: dailies
Other
- Lonnie Ali
- special thanks
- Ray Arcel
- in memory of
- Damon Bingham
- special thanks
- Drew Bundini Brown
- in memory of
- Cassius Clay Sr.
- in memory of
- Odessa Clay
- in memory of
- John Condon
- in memory of
- Harold Conrad
- in memory of
- Howard Cosell
- in memory of
- Cus D'Amato
- in memory of
- Richard Durham
- in memory of
- Paula Frank
- special thanks
- Geri Spolan Gast
- special thanks
- Eugenie Gavenchak
- special thanks
- Lawrence Grauman
- in memory of
- Alex Haley
- in memory of
- Harvey Horowitz
- special thanks
- Jim Jacobs
- in memory of
- Marvin Kohn
- in memory of
- Sonny Liston
- in memory of
- Joe Louis
- in memory of
- Malcolm X
- in memory of
- Rocky Marciano
- in memory of
- Elijah Muhammad
- in memory of
- Barney Nagler
- in memory of
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- in memory of
- Luis Sarria
- in memory of
- Lana Shabazz
- in memory of
- Barrie Singer
- in memory of
- Shelley Sonenberg
- special thanks
- Michael Spolan
- in memory of
- Burleigh Wartes
- in memory of
- Fred Wesley
- special thanks
- Brian Wierda
- in memory of
- Philippé Wynne
- in memory of
Music Department
- Peter Denenberg
- post music mixing
- Scot McCracken
- music supervisor
- Rick Rowe
- music premix
Camera Department
- Joe Arcidiacono
- assistant camera
- Michael F. Barrow
- gaffer
- Howard L. Bingham
- still photographer
- Joseph W. Calloway
- additional cinematographer
- Everett Easton
- gaffer
- Robert Fletcher
- additional cinematographer
- Wardell Gaynor
- additional cinematographer
- Jack Harris
- additional cinematographer
- Larry Kirsch
- key grip
- Bob Kragen
- key grip
- Norman Leigh
- gaffer
- Roy Lewis
- additional cinematographer
- Bill McManus
- concert lighting director
- Roland Mitchell
- additional cinematographer
- Dave Samuel
- gaffer
- Karma Stanley
- additional cinematographer
- Egon Stephan Jr.
- camera technician
- Burleigh Wartes
- additional cinematographer
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