Muhammad Ali

Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.

Explosively tracing the story of a group of underground hip-hop MCs & DJs from the early 1980's to the present day, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme is a documentary that explores the world of improvisational rap and the previously unexamined dimensions of hip-hop as a spiritual and community based art form. (Organic Films)

A historical and a cultural icon is captured in the making in this full-blown portrait -- its footage has been mined for countless other Ali documentaries -- of the out-of-the-ring but never off-stage Ali, pre- and during world fame. (Film Forum)

An unforgettable account of the "Rumble in the Jungle," this Oscar-winning film captures all the magic of Muhammad Ali at the peak of his triumphant career. (Universal)

Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round... (imdb)

This documentary about the money and our weakness to it. In this movie you can see the early use of candid camera.

A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974. (imdb)

A medical student decides to enter the world of boxing and dives into a life of superficial values and corruption in this remake of the 1947 classic. (All Movie Guide)

Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion. (imdb)

Muhammad Ali risks his championship status by speaking out against the Vietnam War. (TCM.com)

Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.

A look at the events leading up to the world heavyweight championship between an aged Muhammad Ali and his undefeated, former sparring partner and ex-protege Larry Holmes. Includes a look at Ali's training camp and interviews with those around him.

Muhammad Ali, in a rare acting role, plays Gideon Jackson, an ex-slave in 1870's Virginia who gets elected to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. and battles other former slaves and white sharecroppers to keep the land they tended all their lives. (imdb)

A documentary chronicling the "youth movement" of the late '60s on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip and San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. (imdb)

'The Trials of Muhammad Ali' covers Ali's toughest bout: his battle to overturn a five-year prison sentence for refusing US military service in Vietnam. Prior to becoming the most recognizable face on earth, Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and found himself in the crosshairs of conflicts concerning race, religion, and wartime dissent. 'Trials' zeroes in on the most controversial years of Ali's life, when an emerging sports superhero chooses faith and conscience over fame and fortune.

Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper, Intercontinental Champion Greg Valentine vs. The Junk Yard Dog, Tag Team Champions the U.S. Express vs. Nikolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik, Women's Champion Lelani Kai vs. Wendi Richter, King Kong Bundy vs. S.D. Jones, Ricky Steamboat vs. Matt Borne, Bodyslam Match: Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd, Tito Santana vs. The Executioner, Brutus Beefcake vs. David Sammartino. (imdb)

Blow by blow account of Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career

Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.

The documentary story of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)--the heavyweight boxing champion whose style and courage captured the imagination of the world.

Ali, the man who touched an entire world with his words and action. Documents his life, with plenty of footage of his important fights.

The story starts in the present(relatively) in 1989 when Larry Holmes is knocked out by Tyson at Caesars Palace. After an interview with Holmes, we are taken right back to the beginning as Cassius Clay wins the Olympic gold medal(1960). As expected, Muhammad Ali is the main focus(having been the only one to fight every other boxer present). However I didn't feel that anyone had been left out. Having watched this video I have a new found respect for all of the fighters.

It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation. (imdb)

Documentary about a rodeo that takes place, for the most part, in Harlem, New York City.

An in-depth look at the life of boxer, Muhammad Ali, including his years as an activist and philanthropist. (imdb)

Follows the story of baseball megastar Reggie Jackson as he contemplate his legacy as one of the first iconic black athletes, a pioneer in the fight for dignity, respect, and a seat at the table.

Documentary about the origins of World War II.