Frank Langella
Christopher Plummer
Benjamin Walker
Pablo Schreiber
Danny Glover
Barry Levinson
Ed Begley, Jr.

Shawn Slovo

TV Movie
2013
Drama, History
HBO
TV-NR

“Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” is a competently made movie regarding a part of the history of Ali that’s largely untold, especially since it’s from the perspective of the Supreme Court. Of course, there are solid performances from everyone (not just Frank Langella and Christopher Plummer); this is an HBO film, after all. Also, the subject matter is interesting.

While it doesn’t pack a punch (no pun intended) or break any new ground, it’s well-made and worth a watch when you have the time.

Verdict: Very Good

About: (Source: magf)

MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT 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.

The film stars Christopher Plummer (as Justice John Harlan), Frank Langella (as Justice Warren Burger), Benjamin Walker (as Kevin Connolly), Ed Begley, Jr. (as Justice Harry Blackmun), Peter Gerety (as Justice William Brennan), Barry Levinson (as Justice Potter Stewart), John Bedford Lloyd (as Justice Byron “Whizzer” White), Fritz Weaver (as Justice Hugo Black), Harris Yulin (as Justice William O. Douglas), Pablo Schreiber (as Covert Becker), Ben Steinfeld (as Sam Edelstein), Dana Ivey (as Mrs. Paige), Kathleen Chalfont (as Ethel Harlan), Lisa Joyce (as Donna Connolly) and Danny Glover (as Justice Thurgood Marshall).