The fighters / Petersen/Chartwell Attractions presents ; a William Greaves production ; produced by William Greaves Productions, Inc. ; directed by William Greaves.

On March 8, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, for an unprecedented purse of $5 million--Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier to contest for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. In cinema verité style, this film presents the build-up, the perspectives of the fighters, fans, and moneymen. Fans...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Petersen/Chartwell Attractions
William Greaves Productions
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Greaves, William
Language:English
Published: [S.I.] : Troy, MI : William Greaves Productions ; Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2005], ©2005.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Ali, Muhammad, > 1942-2016.
Frazier, Joe, > 1944-2011.
Boxers (Sports) > United States.
Boxing matches > United States.
African American boxers.
Boxing > United States.
Boxing films.
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y. : 1968- )
Documentary films.
Sports films.
Ali, Muḣammad, > 1942-
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y. : 1890-1926)
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing.
Boxing matches.
United States.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Sports films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Ali, the fighter.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
On March 8, 1971, in Madison Square Garden, for an unprecedented purse of $5 million--Muhammad Ali met Joe Frazier to contest for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. In cinema verité style, this film presents the build-up, the perspectives of the fighters, fans, and moneymen. Fans predictions were split down the middle: Ali was The Greatest; Frazier was terrifying. Frazier hit like a truck; Ali was quicker than lightning. The fight itself is presented in its entirety without any announcer commentary, and by today's standards, the film is grainy, worn-looking, and sounds terrible--all ultimately unimportant--as the crowd noise, the ring announcer, and the bell take you back to the beginning, and the tale of two fighters who would eventually become inextricably intertwined in boxing history.
Note:Originally produced as a documentary in 1971, released as a theatrical film in 1974.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CM8 D0048768 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Rated G.
Credits:Directors of photography, Joseph Consentino, Stevan Larner, Terrence Macartney-Filgate, Jimmie Mannas, Roland Mitchell ; editor, William Greaves ; fight film consultant, Jim Jacobs ; music composed and conducted by David Matthews.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, Dolby Digital mono, original presentation aspect ratio, 1.33:1.
Cast:
Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Burt Lancaster, Yank Durham, Angelo Dundee, Herbert Muhammad.