Brash boxer Cassius Clay burst into the American consciousness in the early 1960s, just ahead of the Civil Rights movement. His transformation into the spiritually enlightened heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is legendary, but this religious awakening also led to a bitter legal battle with the U.S. government after he refused to serve in the Vietnam War. This film reveals the perfect storm of race, religion and politics that shaped one of the most recognizable figures in sports history.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 David SusskindSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Eamonn AndrewsSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Louis FarrakhanSelf | Self |
 H. Rap BrownSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| AAbdul Rahman BarmanSelf | Self |
 Malcolm XSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| EElijah MuhammadSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Sonny ListonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jerry LewisSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| HHana AliSelf | Self |
| LLester MaddoxSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| RRahman AliSelf | Self |