Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali
Angelo Dundee
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Herbert Muhammad
Payton Jory
Mrs. Fairlie
Joe The Gardener
Belinda Ali
Ruby Sanderson
Cassius Clay aged 18
Himself
Bill McDonald
Cruikshank
Hollis
Malcolm X
Velvet Green
Sonny Liston
Draft Lawyer
Bess
Commission Doctor
Cassius Clay Sr.
Odessa Clay
Rahman Ali
Howard Bingham
Colonel
Rahaman
W. Youngblood Muhammad
Ronnie
Carrara
Major
Lloyd Wells
Mr.Curtis
Captain
Bossman Jones
Pat Patterson
Lawyer
Mr. Harry
Gene Kilroy
Hooker
Sponsor's Wife
Sponsor's Wife
Commentator
Grocer
Suzie Gomez
Harold Conrad
Doctor
Reporter
TV Reporter (uncredited)
