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Feature film — 2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

6.41h 37mDrama — TV Movie

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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A high-signal pick with 44 votes.

Rainmark Films / Sakura Films / HBO Films

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Director: Stephen Frears

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Cast & crew

Christopher Plummer as John Marshall Harlan

Christopher Plummer

John Marshall Harlan

Frank Langella as Chief Justice Warren Burger

Frank Langella

Chief Justice Warren Burger

Ed Begley Jr. as Justice Harry Blackmun

Ed Begley Jr.

Justice Harry Blackmun

Peter Gerety as William Brennan

Peter Gerety

William Brennan

Barry Levinson as Justice Potter Stewart

Barry Levinson

Justice Potter Stewart

John Bedford Lloyd as Byron 'Whizzer' White

John Bedford Lloyd

Byron 'Whizzer' White

Fritz Weaver as Hugo Black

Fritz Weaver

Hugo Black

Harris Yulin as William O. Douglas

Harris Yulin

William O. Douglas

Danny Glover as Justice Thurgood Marshall

Danny Glover

Justice Thurgood Marshall

Benjamin Walker as Kevin Kennedy

Benjamin Walker

Kevin Kennedy

Pablo Schreiber as Covert Becker

Pablo Schreiber

Covert Becker

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Ben Steinfeld

Sam Edelstein

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