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Title	[The Greatest]
Movie Title	Greatest, The
Contributors	Ali, Muhammad, 1942- ;
Date	1977
Decade	1970-1979
Part Of	Collection of African American film materials
Description	Left: Ali, Muhammad (Muhammad Ali); Waters, Mira
Notes	The Greatest--Muhammad Ali, World Heavyweight champion, demonstrates to actress Mira Waters how some of his moves in the ring are real acting as well, during filming of: The Greatest, screen biography completed recently in which the colorful champion portrays himself. The actress portrays "Ruby" a romantic interest for prizefighter Ali during his climb to world supremacy in the ring. A Columbia Pictures release in May, "The Greatest" features an all-star cast with Ernest Borgnine as Angelo Dundee, the Champion's Long-time trainer and ring mentor. The Film marks the first time in movie history in which an internationally known figure of Ali's structure has portrayed himself in his own life story. "The Greatest" is a John Marshall Production director by the late Tom Gries from a screenplay by Oscar-winning writer. Ring Lardner, Jr.
Related Resources	MARC record: http://libcat.smu.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=1855551
Keywords	African Americans; movies; films; performing arts; boxers; boxing; racism; black muslims; autobiographies; heavyweight championships; olympics
Physical Description	1 photographic print: black and white; 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
Form/Genre	Photographs; Photographic prints
Digital Resource Type	Image
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2009
Digital Format	Displayed as .jp2; uploaded as .jpg
Archival File Resolution	Archival scan: 600 dpi
Digitization Process	Digitization process: scanned as 600 dpi .tif; derivative resized to 750 pixels wide (horizontal image) or 750 pixels high (vertical image) and saved as .jpg.
Call Number	Ag1985.0380
Upload File Name	ag1985_0380_greatest_004_opt.jpg
Archival File Name	ag1985_0380_greatest_004.tif
Archival File Path	ARCHIVE\DeGolyer\reproductions\Ag1985-0380
Digital Collection	African American Film Materials
Library	DeGolyer Library
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights Statement	© 1977, renewed 2005 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Rights Management	This image is protected by copyright law and is property of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc, a subsidiary of SPE. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without the written permission of SPE. For licensing inquiries, please contact SPE at filmclips@spe.sony.com, or visit http://www.SonyPicturesFilmClips.com. For more information about the African American Film Materials collection, contact DeGolyer Library at degolyer@smu.edu.

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