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Thrilla in Manila

20087.8 / 1090 min
Documentary

Overview

On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.

Cast

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Imelda Marcos

Herself

Buster Mathis

Buster Mathis

Himself

Buster Mathis

Buster Mathis

Himself (archive footage)

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

Himself

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Jerry Izenberg

Jerry Izenberg

Self

Crew

Kate Spankie

Kate Spankie

Editor

Nick Packer

Nick Packer

Editor

John Dower

John Dower

Director