Facing Ali

2009 • 101 minutes

À propos de ce film

What's it like to face down the most renowned fighter in the world? Three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali defeated almost every top fighter of the golden age of boxing. Now, experience Ali like never before: through the eyes of his biggest rivals, including Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Leon Spinks, George Chuvalo, Sir Henry Cooper and Larry Holmes. Turning the cameras provides a fresh and impactful perspective on Ali, the sport, talent and courage.

Notes et avis

I was on the nominating committee of the Oscars for 5 years. We watched 4 docs a week for five months a year. This is the greatest doc of all! I just watched it 3x in 2 days. It is so special, tough and touching, brutal and beautiful.

What more powerful a biography than to be told by his in-ring adversaries?! Which coincidentally, offered an intimate, self-unveiling of their own character. How timely to have recorded these interviews after enough time had passed for them to be reflectiive, but not so long as to be irrelevant.

I love the leaders before us who paved the way, I am honored to witness greatness, Not just Muhammed Ali but those who shared his Era & preceded it.