Handlung
Dem weltberühmten Boxer Cassius Clay gelingt es, Sonny Liston 1964 den Schwergewichtstitel abzunehmen. Der Champ konvertiert bald darauf zum Islam, erhält den Namen Muhammad Ali und heiratet die frei denkende Sonji. Die Ehe scheitert, und 1967 verweigert Ali den Kriegsdienst in Vietnam. Er wird daraufhin angeklagt und bekommt seine Boxlizenz entzogen. Auch als Weltmeister wird er nicht mehr anerkannt. Drei Jahre kämpft er gegen eine mögliche Haftstrafe, bis er begnadigt wird. Inzwischen ist Joe Frazier Weltmeister und auch Ali verliert sein WM-Comeback nach Punkten. Dreieinhalb Jahre später, 1974, fordert er den neuen Weltmeister George Foreman in Zaire zum Comeback-Fight heraus, zum "Rumble in the Jungle"...
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Besetzung
Will Smith
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay
Jamie Foxx
Drew 'Bundini' Brown
Jon Voight
Howard Cosell
Mario Van Peebles
Malcolm X
Ron Silver
Angelo Dundee
Jeffrey Wright
Howard Bingham
Mykelti Williamson
Don King
Jada Pinkett Smith
Sonji Roi
Nona Gaye
Belinda Ali
Michael Michele
Veronica Porche
Joe Morton
Chauncey Eskridge
Paul Rodríguez
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Bruce McGill
Bradley
Barry Shabaka Henley
Herbert Muhammad
Giancarlo Esposito
Cassius Clay, Sr.
Laurence Mason
Luis Sarria
LeVar Burton
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Albert Hall
Elijah Muhammad
David Cubitt
Robert Lipsyte
Ted Levine
Joe Smiley
Candy Ann Brown
Odessa
David Elliott
Sam Cooke
Shari Watson
Woman Singer
Malick Bowens
Joseph Mobutu
Michael Bentt
Sonny Liston
James Toney
'Smokin' Joe Frazier
Alfred Cole
Ernie Terrell
Charles Shufford
George Foreman
Rufus Dorsey
Floyd Paterson
Robert Sale
Jerry Quarry
Vince Cooke
Jimmy Ellis
Damien 'Bolo' Wills
Ken Norton
David Haines
Rudy Clay / Rahaman Ali
Victoria Dillard
Betty Shabazz
Brad Greenquist
Marlin Thomas
Morgana Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter
Maya Van Peebles
Malcolm X's Daughter
Maestro Harrell
Young Cassius Clay
William Utay
The Doctor
Kim Robillard
Jimmy Cannon
David Purdham
Madison Square Garden Announcer
Gailard Sartain
Gordon Davidson
Wade Williams
Lieutenant Jerome Claridge
Guy Van Swearingen
Induction FBI Man
Doug Hale
Judge Ingraham
LaDonna Tittle
Bundini's Landlady
Marc Grapey
Bob Arum
Herb Mitchell
Boxing Commissioner
Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
Malcolm's Bodyguard
Bobby Stuart
Thomas 15X Johnson
Patrick New
Room Service Guy
Ron O.J. Parson
Death Newsman
Ellis Williams
Family Photo Man
Alexandra Bokyun Chun
Asian Cosmetologist
John Gleeson Connolly
Assistant Director
Warner Saunders
Customer
Jack Reiss
Referee Arthur Mercante
Marty Denkin
Frazier Fight II Announcer
Tamara Lynch
Flight Attendant
Chico Benymon
Hampton House Announcer
Bill Plaschke
Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Steve Springer
Miami Weigh-In Reporter
Patrick M. Connolly
Announcer
Patrick C. Russell
Referee
Robert Byrd
Willie Reddick
Cedric Wills
Jersey Joe Walcott, Referee
Ronald A. DiNicola
Prosecutor
Moses Hollins
Man on Train
Daniel E. Gurevitz
Boxing Commission Reporter
Steven Randazzo
Reporter
Ray Bokhour
Reporter
Leonard Termo
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Johnny Ortiz
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Mark Salem
New York Reporter
Sheldon Fogel
New York Reporter
Jim Gray
New York Reporter
Melvin Thomas
Harlem Neighbor
Natalie Carter
Harlem Neighbor
Reginald Footman
Harlem Neighbor
Poe Poe
Harlem Reporter
Mel Dick
Louisville Sponsoring Group
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Lana Shabazz
Christian Stolte
Miami Cop
Vic Manni
Dressing Room Weigh-In Guy
Will Gill Jr.
Dick Sadler
Sylvaine Strike
ORTF Interviewer
Denis Luposo
Kinshasa Reporter
Sharon Wilkinson
Rose Jennings
Carol Hatchett
Pointer Sister
Judith Mwale
Pointer Sister
Keabetswe Motsilanyane
Pointer Sister
Richard Katanga
Mobutu Aide / Military Aide
Thomas Kariuki Matheri
Lieutenant Nsakala
Larry Hazzard Sr.
Zack Clayton
Derrick Brown
Larry Holmes
Rommel Hyacinth
The Pilot
Graham Hopkins
London Banker
Daniel Janks
CIA Man
Bradford E. Lang
Black Pilot
Michael Dorn
Black Pilot
Dan Robbertse
Reporter in Zaire
Graham Clarke
Reporter in Zaire
Dimitri Cassar
Reporter in Zaire
Frank Notaro
Reporter in Zaire
Mark Mulder
Reporter in Zaire
David W. Hess
Reporter in Zaire
Henrikennyo Mukenyi
Bula
Nathaniel Malekane
Archie Moore
Millard Arnold
Doc Broadus
Edda Collier
Blonde French Reporter
Lu Wei
Chinese Delegate
Lee Cummings
Hunter Thompson
Zaa Nkweta
Foreman Fight Announcer
Themba Gasa
Idi Amin
Andrew P. Jones
Don King's Aide
Marc Kulazite Mboli
Additional Aide to Mobutu
Cimanga Kalambay
Additional Aide to Mobutu
Jean Bikoi
Additional Aide to Mobutu
James Gilbert
Sparring Partner in Africa
Carolina Lancaster
Dancer (uncredited)
Ron Madoff
Cameraman
