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Release Date:
October 27, 2009
Original Title:
Muhammad and Larry
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ESPN
ESPN Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12 FR: 10
Runtime: 53
In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection
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Additional Camera:
Sean Price Williams
Assistant Camera:
Robert Richman
Associate Producer:
Deirdre Fenton
Libby Geist
Kristin McDowell
Camera Technician:
David Gasperik
Robert Richman
Cinematography:
Albert Maysles
Colorist:
Alex Berman
Consulting Producer:
Chris Connelly
Michael Tollin
Director:
Albert Maysles
Bradley Kaplan
Director of Photography:
Albert Maysles
Editor:
Kate Hirson
Janet Swanson
Paul Carruthers
Ian Markiewicz
Executive Producer:
Marvin Towns Jr.
Clifton Towns Sr.
Keith Clinkscales
John Dahl
Joan Lynch
Michelle Materre
Connor Schell
Bill Simmons
John Skipper
Gaffer:
Jeff Levy
Graphic Designer:
Mi Sook Cho
Online Editor:
Eugene Lehnert
Original Music Composer:
Joel Beckerman
Phil Hernandez
Chris Maxwell
Post Production Supervisor:
Eugene Lehnert
Producer:
Keith Vyse
Laura Coxson
Mark Durand
Bradley Kaplan
Production Manager:
Katie Sorohan
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