A.k.a. Cassius Clay

79 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

A.k.a. Cassius Clay (styled as a.k.a. Cassius Clay) is a 1970 boxing documentary film about the former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.

Directed by Jimmy Jacobs, the film was made during Ali's exile from the sport for refusing to be inducted into the US Army on religious grounds. Narrated by Richard Kiley, the film gives an overview of Ali's career to that point. The film features archival footage of people associated with Ali, such as Angelo Dundee, Malcolm X, and Drew Bundini Brown, and clips of his fights with Sonny Liston, Henry Cooper, George Chuvalo and Floyd Patterson. These are intercut with scenes featuring Ali and veteran boxing trainer Cus D'Amato discussing his career and how he would have fared against past champions such as Joe Louis.

Reception

The film opened at number two at the US box office behind Sunflower with a gross of $277,500 from 55 theaters.^[1]

References

External links

• A.k.a. Cassius Clay at IMDb
• A.k.a. Cassius Clay at AllMovie
• a.k.a. Cassius Clay at Rotten Tomatoes
• New York Times review