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I Am Ali

I Am Ali

Fighter. Lover. Brother. Father.

20146.71h 51m

Overview

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.

Directed by Clare Lewins
Written by Clare Lewins
Produced by Clare Lewins, Greg Hobden, George Chignell
Box Office0Revenue: $7K

Top Cast

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Self

George Foreman

George Foreman

Self

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Self

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Self

Muhammad Ali Jnr

Muhammad Ali Jnr

Self

Hana Ali

Hana Ali

Self

M

Maryum Ali

Self

M

Marvis Frazier

Self

K

Ken Jones

Self

Themes & Keywords

sportswrestlingbiographysports documentarywoman directorboxing

About I Am Ali

I Am Ali is a documentary film released in 2014 exploring themes of sports, wrestling, biography, sports documentary, woman director, boxing. Directed by Clare Lewins, it stars Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, George Foreman. 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.

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