Muhammad Ali's greatest fight
(DVD)
Contributors
Frears, Stephen, film director.
Ferguson, Scott (Producer), film producer.
Slovo, Shawn, screenwriter.
Plummer, Christopher, actor.
Langella, Frank, actor.
Ferguson, Scott (Producer), film producer.
Slovo, Shawn, screenwriter.
Plummer, Christopher, actor.
Langella, Frank, actor.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Waldo Branch - Adult Video | DVD DRAMA MUH | In |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Ali, Muhammad, -- 1942-2016 -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Drama.
Boxers (Sports) -- Political activity -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films (M-Q).
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Legal films.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Drama.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Drama.
Boxers (Sports) -- Political activity -- United States -- Drama.
Feature films (M-Q).
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Legal films.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Drama.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors -- Drama.
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Language
English
UPC
883316872789
Notes
General Note
Originally produced in 2013.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, Mick Audsley ; music, George Fenton.
Participants/Performers
Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella, Benjamin Walker, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Gerety, Barry Levinson, John Bedford Lloyd, Fritz Weaver, Harris Yulan, Danny Glover.
Description
Looks at Muhammad Ali's historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land. This HBO movie is a portrait of the changing tides of this country during that turbulent time. Guided by his principles, Ali refused induction into the Army, enduring a protracted legal battle that saw him convicted of draft evasion, stripped of his boxing title, and banned from the sport. Meanwhile, as anti-war sentiment grows across America, Chief Justice Warren Burger (Frank Langella) ushers in the dawn of a new conservative era on the Court. At the start of the 1970-71 term, his conservative compatriot, Justice John Harlan II (Christopher Plummer), interviews left-leaning, anti-war Kevin Kennedy (Benjamin Walker) to serve as his clerk. But for Harlan, a rigorous and fair-minded jurist, politics and personal opinion have no place in the law, and he hires Kennedy for his substantial intellect. When the Court hears Ali's case, the majority votes to deny Ali. Burger assigns Harlan to write the opinion, a task that Harlan passes along to Kennedy. Kennedy struggles with the decision, and in researching Ali's beliefs, Kennedy realizes that Ali does fulfill all the conditions for Conscientious Objector status. But when he presents his findings to Harlan, the Justice rejects his opinion. Unable to support what he feels is an unjust decision, Kennedy writes it as he is told but agonizes over his resignation letter. Harlan, recently diagnosed with cancer and facing the end of his career, is convinced to read the Black Muslims' leader Elijah Muhammad's book Message to the Blackman in America and subsequently reconsiders his passionate young clerk's recommendation. The usually stoic and careful Harlan flips his vote, creating a 4-4 tie. Knowing a tie vote will still result in Ali going to jail, Harlan lobbies the other Justices to find the decisive fifth vote. After Harlan's friend, Justice Potter Stewart, helps form a narrower opinion, the Justices, Warren Burger included, change their votes in order to overturn Ali's conviction. Ali goes on to win the World Champion title for the second time.
Target Audience
Rating: TVMA.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 widescreen presentation.
Language
English (Dolby digital 5.1) and dubbed Spanish (Dolby digital 2.0) soundtracks; optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai or Chinese subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Frears, S., Ferguson, S. (., Slovo, S., Plummer, C., Langella, F., Walker, B., Begley, E., Levinson, B., & Glover, D. Muhammad Ali's greatest fight .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, Frears et al.. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, Frears et al.. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight .
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Frears, Stephen,, et al. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
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