Directed by
| Antoine Fuqua | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Steven Leckart | ||
Cast
| Bill Cosby | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Lew Alcindor) | |
| Jim Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Diana Ross | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ossie Davis | ... | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Aretha Franklin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Stephen Stanton | ... | Announcer (voice) | |
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Steve Allen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jackie Robinson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmy Carter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Foreman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Berry Gordy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ken Norton | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
| Howard Cosell | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jack Paar | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joe Frazier | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rocky Marciano | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joe Bugner | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
| Sonny Liston | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
| Floyd Patterson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Jerry Quarry | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
| Larry Holmes | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ed Bradley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gorgeous George | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Chuck Wepner | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
| Richard Dunn | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
| Angelo Dundee | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tip O'Neill | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill) | |
| Drew Bundini Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Larry J. Kolb | ... | Self | |
| Ernie Terrell | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nikki Giovanni | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Leon Spinks | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) | |
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Earnie Shavers | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Trevor Berbick | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Zbigniew Pietrzykowski | ... | Self - Olympic Opponent (archive footage) (as Ziggy Pietrezykowski) |
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Joe E. Martin | ... | Self - Louisville Boxing Coach (archive footage) |
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Buster Mathis | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Tunney Hunsaker | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Wayne Bethea | ... | Self - Liston Opponent (archive footage) |
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Alfredo Evangelista | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Mac Foster | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Jones | ... | Self - Amateur Opponent (archive footage) |
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Alan Hudson | ... | Self - Amateur Opponent (archive footage) |
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Oscar Bonavena | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Bill Haverman | ... | Self - Louisville backer (archive footage) |
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Jürgen Blin | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Phuc Cao | ... | Young Ali |
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Jimmy Ellis | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Bob Foster | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) |
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Yank Durham | ... | Self - Frazier Manager (archive footage) (as Yancey Durham) |
| Count Basie | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Fidel Castro | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Odessa Clay | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Self - At Olympics (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Sam Cooke | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Henry Cooper | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Jean-Pierre Coopman | ... | Self - Ali Opponent (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jackie Gleason | ... | Maish Rennick in Requiem for a Heavyweight (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Merv Griffin | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Arsenio Hall | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Saddam Hussein | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Robert F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Don King | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Martin Luther King | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Sugar Ray Leonard | ... | Self - On Arsenio Hall Show (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Joe Louis | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Malcolm X | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nelson Mandela | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Arthur Mercante | ... | Self - Referee (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Elijah Muhammad | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Tony Perez | ... | Self - Referee (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Pope John Paul II | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Sugar Ray Robinson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Russell | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Frank Rustich | ... | Self - Referee (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Dinah Shore | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mike Tyson | ... | Self - On Arsenio Hall Show (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Jersey Joe Walcott | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Dick Young | ... | Self - Referee (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Maverick Carter | ... | executive producer |
| Maren Domzalski | ... | co-producer |
| Antoine Fuqua | ... | executive producer |
| Bill Gerber | ... | executive producer |
| Noor Haydar | ... | associate producer |
| LeBron James | ... | executive producer |
| Sarah Khan | ... | coordinating producer: BTS and Interviews |
| Jim McDonnell | ... | archival producer |
| Marc Rosen | ... | producer: abg |
| Corey Salter | ... | producer: abg |
| Jamie Salter | ... | executive producer |
| Kat Samick | ... | co-executive producer |
| Sean M. Stuart | ... | producer |
| Paul Wachter | ... | executive producer |
| Glen Zipper | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Marcelo Zarvos | ||
Cinematography by
| Maz Makhani | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jake Pushinsky | ||
Art Direction by
| Alex Rose | ||
Costume Design by
| Trayce Gigi Field | ||
Production Management
| Maren Domzalski | ... | production manager |
| Bridget Topp | ... | production supervisor |
Art Department
| John Frantz | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Ryan Collins | ... | sound effects editor |
| David Esparza | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Ando Johnson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Sang Jun Kim | ... | dialogue editor |
| Daniel J. Leahy | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Micah Loken | ... | dialogue editor |
| Steve Pederson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mandell Winter | ... | Supervising Sound Editor / supervising sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Dave Anglin | ... | camera operator |
| Andy Hensler | ... | second assistant camera |
| Wayne Mann | ... | drone pilot |
| Zack Marchinsky | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Zach Salsman | ... | camera operator |
| David Thompson | ... | gaffer (as David Blue Thompson) |
| Ari Zysczk | ... | drone camera operator (as Bryce Denton) |
Animation Department
| Brandon Mahlberg | ... | motion graphics |
Editorial Department
| Paul Carlin | ... | finishing editor |
| Joe Guzman | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Danny Keefe | ... | assistant colorist |
| Thomas Kuo | ... | additional dailies film scanning |
| Tyrell Lloyd | ... | assistant colorist: Company 3 |
| Aneesa Meador | ... | post production intern (as Aneesa Nash) |
| Trevor Ollar | ... | assistant editor |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | ... | executive producer for company 3/senior colorist |
| Kristin Valentine | ... | first assistant editor |
Music Department
| Edward Lyle Barton | ... | score technical engineer |
| Michael K. Bauer | ... | music editor |
| Gustavo Borner | ... | scoring mixer |
| Jason Deran | ... | composer's assistant |
| Gabriel Dib | ... | Instrument Designer |
| Art Ford | ... | music consultant |
| Seth Garrett | ... | assistant engineer |
| Pakk Hui | ... | additional music |
| Evyen Klean | ... | music supervisor |
| Phil Levine | ... | digital score recordist |
| Will Melones | ... | premix engineer |
| Randy Miller | ... | orchestrator |
| Justin Moshkevich | ... | score mixer |
| Anna Muehlichen | ... | assistant engineer |
| Gregory Polzak | ... | composer: additional music / score technical engineer |
| Philip Rothman | ... | orchestrator |
| Alex Stacey | ... | music coordinator |
| Chuyue Christina Wen | ... | assistant engineer (as Chuyue Wen) |
Additional Crew
| Mandi Brooksbank | ... | clearance counsel |
| Philip Byron | ... | head of unscripted & documentaries |
| Sydney Morin | ... | production office manager |
| Liam Morrissey | ... | Assistant to Bill Gerber |
| Phil Paolina | ... | Boxing Consultant / boxing consultant / technical director |
| Rebecca Rinot | ... | production accountant |
