A.K.A. Cassius Clay
starring: Richard Kiley, Muhammad Ali, Cus D'Amato, Max Baer, Drew Bundini Brown
directed by: Jim Jacobs
directed by: Jim Jacobs
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 01/08/2008Starring: Muhammad Ali Richard KileyRun time: 79 minutesRating: NrDirector: Jim Jacobs
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Made in 1970, just as he was reaching the end of a three-year exile fromboxing, A.K.A. Cassius Clay is a documentary about Muhammad Ali's lifeand career. Produced by Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton, who would go on to manageMike Tyson, it includes reams of Jacobs's vast collection of fight footage, someof it familiar, some quite rare, such as flickering images of Ali's earliestbouts.
Ali's familiar story is competently related here: his 1960 Olympic triumph, hisupset of Sonny Liston in 1964, his conversion to the Nation of Islam, and theplainly vindictive decision on the part of the authorities to revise his draftstatus and call him up for service in Vietnam. The principal pleasure iswatching Ali in full verbal flow, including his maniacal teasing of Liston thatproved to be a psychological knockout blow: "The man's too ugly to be theworld champ. The world champ should be pretty, like me!" --DavidStubbs
Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 01/08/2008Starring: Muhammad Ali Richard KileyRun time: 79 minutesRating: NrDirector: Jim Jacobs
Amazon.com:
Made in 1970, just as he was reaching the end of a three-year exile fromboxing, A.K.A. Cassius Clay is a documentary about Muhammad Ali's lifeand career. Produced by Jim Jacobs and Bill Cayton, who would go on to manageMike Tyson, it includes reams of Jacobs's vast collection of fight footage, someof it familiar, some quite rare, such as flickering images of Ali's earliestbouts.
Ali's familiar story is competently related here: his 1960 Olympic triumph, hisupset of Sonny Liston in 1964, his conversion to the Nation of Islam, and theplainly vindictive decision on the part of the authorities to revise his draftstatus and call him up for service in Vietnam. The principal pleasure iswatching Ali in full verbal flow, including his maniacal teasing of Liston thatproved to be a psychological knockout blow: "The man's too ugly to be theworld champ. The world champ should be pretty, like me!" --DavidStubbs
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- A vintage time capsulelook at the early years of Muhammad Ali
A.K.A. Cassius Clay is a time capsule documentary look at the life of Muhammad Ali before he was reinstated by the US boxing commission for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War.The film takes us from the early life of Ali until the present day (circa. 1968).One of the highlights of this film is his look at the older fighters along with Cus D'Amato and his demonstration of the Ali Shuffle.His conversion to Islam and the affect it had on his career is documented as well.If you're a ... Read More
Rating: - A Must Have For Your Collection
Complete and comprehensive. If you are an Ali fan at any level you'll absolutely love this. Get it. Now.
Rating: - Fascinating and entertainaing
Released in '70,before Frazier, Foreman, Spinks, etc., it's amazing how much substance there already is. The first third of this legend's story, as told here, is more than the Mike Tysons of this world will clock in with for a lifetime.
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- Para fanáticos
Sin ser un documental que trate en profundidad la trayectoria o la vida de Ali, tiene la gracia de ser contemporáneo a él, de modo que la película tiene una estética y una manera de narrar las cosas que es particular de los 70s (si no te gusta este estilo, ya puedes ir borrando una estrella).
La película trata muy brevemente la trayectoria de Ali, con algunos detalles (que se agradecen) de sus inicios aún no profesionales, para luego ahondar en su momento actual (recordemos que la película ... Read More
Rating: - The Greatest
I bought this movie mainly for footage of Ali and his contemporaries, and therefore wasn't expecting much of a plot or a very deep documentary.For this reason I wasn't disappointed.Keep in mind that this film was primarily something for Ali to do during his exile that would make money.It's full of interesting quotes and clips that show a closer side of Ali and make for an enjoyable viewing.At times it slips into an argument with famed boxing trainer Cus D'Amato over whether or not Muhammad Ali is ... Read More
- A vintage time capsulelook at the early years of Muhammad AliA.K.A. Cassius Clay is a time capsule documentary look at the life of Muhammad Ali before he was reinstated by the US boxing commission for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War.The film takes us from the early life of Ali until the present day (circa. 1968).One of the highlights of this film is his look at the older fighters along with Cus D'Amato and his demonstration of the Ali Shuffle.His conversion to Islam and the affect it had on his career is documented as well.If you're a ... Read More
- A Must Have For Your CollectionComplete and comprehensive. If you are an Ali fan at any level you'll absolutely love this. Get it. Now.
- Fascinating and entertainaingReleased in '70,before Frazier, Foreman, Spinks, etc., it's amazing how much substance there already is. The first third of this legend's story, as told here, is more than the Mike Tysons of this world will clock in with for a lifetime.
- Para fanáticosSin ser un documental que trate en profundidad la trayectoria o la vida de Ali, tiene la gracia de ser contemporáneo a él, de modo que la película tiene una estética y una manera de narrar las cosas que es particular de los 70s (si no te gusta este estilo, ya puedes ir borrando una estrella).
La película trata muy brevemente la trayectoria de Ali, con algunos detalles (que se agradecen) de sus inicios aún no profesionales, para luego ahondar en su momento actual (recordemos que la película ... Read More
- The GreatestI bought this movie mainly for footage of Ali and his contemporaries, and therefore wasn't expecting much of a plot or a very deep documentary.For this reason I wasn't disappointed.Keep in mind that this film was primarily something for Ali to do during his exile that would make money.It's full of interesting quotes and clips that show a closer side of Ali and make for an enjoyable viewing.At times it slips into an argument with famed boxing trainer Cus D'Amato over whether or not Muhammad Ali is ... Read More
