Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight backdrop

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013 Directed by Stephen Frears

Some Fights Are Bigger Than The Ring

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , TV Movie
Production Companies HBO Films , Rainmark Films , Sakura Films
Release Date 4 October 2013
97 mins
Cast
Christopher Plummer John Marshall Harlan
Frank Langella Chief Justice Warren Burger
Ed Begley Jr. Justice Harry Blackmun
Peter Gerety William Brennan
Barry Levinson Justice Potter Stewart
John Bedford Lloyd Byron 'Whizzer' White
Fritz Weaver Hugo Black
Harris Yulin William O. Douglas
Danny Glover Justice Thurgood Marshall
Benjamin Walker Kevin Kennedy
Pablo Schreiber Covert Becker
Ben Steinfeld Sam Edelstein
Dana Ivey Mrs. Paige
Kathleen Chalfant Ethel Harlan
Lisa Joyce Donna Connolly
Peter McRobbie Erwin Griswold
Damian Young Ramsey Clark
Chuck Cooper Chauncey Eskridge
Victor Slezak Marshal of the Court
Allie Woods Jr. Petrus, Burger's Valet
Charlie Hewson Burger's Clerk
Justin Swain Burger's Second Clerk
Max Spitulnik Blackmun's Clerk
Nate Dern Blackmun's Second Clerk
James Francis Ginty Brennan's Clerk
Will Cart White's Clerk
Matt Stadelmann Black's Clerk
Christopher McLinden Black's Second Clerk
Keith Nobbs Douglas's Clerk
Drew Gehling Marshall's Clerk
Rachel Claire Edelstein's Wife
Alex Dreier Edelstein's Son
Jon Gabrus Stoned Clerk
Steven Hauck Maitre D'
Pamela Stewart Librarian
Kerry Malloy Vietnam Vet
Ed Jewett Tourist
Lizan Mitchell Housekeeper
Mary Mulligan Court Officer
Cameron Taylor Black's Secretary
Bob Balaban Lawyer (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali Himself (archive footage)
Caroline Christl Long Court Librarian
Andy Volin Reporter