Cast & crew
The Greatest (1977)
Directed by Tom Gries Written by Ring Lardner, Jr.
Cast
| Muhammad Ali | Cassius |
| Lloyd Haynes | Elijah Muhammad |
| Sally Bondi | Bess McNeill |
| Ernest Borgnine | Dundee |
| John Marley | Pacheco |
| Lucille Benson | Mrs. Dunn |
| Teddy Wilson | Gardener |
| Malachi Throne | Jory |
| Annazette Chase | Ali |
| Drew Bundini Brown | Himself |
| Chip McAllister | Cassius |
| Robert Duvall | McDonald Lasheway |
| David Huddleston | Cruikshank |
| Mira Waters | Ruby |
| Ben Johnson | Hollis |
| James Earl Jones | Malcolm |
| Dina Merrill | Velvet |
| Richard Gullage | Doctor |
| Roger E. Mosley | Sonny Corleone |
| Paul Winfield | Lawyer |
| Arthur Adams | Cassius |
| Dorothy Meyer | Clay |
| Rahman Ali | Rahman |
| Howard Bingham | Howard |
| Stack Pierce | Rahaman |
| Richard Venture | Colonel |
| W. Youngblood Muhammad | Youngblood |
| Paul Mantee | Carrara |
| Lloyd Wells | Lloyd |
| George Garro | Mr.Curtis |
| Ven Medina | Ronnie |
| Skip Homeier | Major Iceborg |
| David Clennon | Captain Shaw |
| Ernie Wheelwright | Bossman |
| Pat Patterson | Patterson |
| George Cooper | Lawyer |
| James Gammon | Harry |
| Gene Kilroy | Kilroy |
| Toni Crabtree | Hooker |
| Sally Gries | Melartin's Wife |
| Elizabeth Marshall | Melartin's Wife |
| Don Dunphy | Radio Commentator |
| Fernand A. Larrieu Jr. | Amandine's Grocer |
| Nai Bonet | Suzie |
| Harold Conrad | Conrad |
| Alberto Martín | Doctor |
| Walter Olkewicz | Newsroom Reporter |
| Roy Firestone | (uncredited) |
Crew
| Muhammad Ali | Novel |
| Tom Gries | Director |
| John Marshall | Producer |
| Herbert Muhammad | Novel |
| Byron 'Buzz' Brandt | Editor |
| Ring Lardner, Jr. | Writer |
| Richard Durham | Novel |
| Richard Alexander Wells | Second Assistant Director |
| George C. Villaseñor | Assistant Editor |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Beverly McDermott | Casting |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Robert S. Smith | Production Design |
| Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Tom Shaw | Production Manager |
| Michael Masser | Original Music Composer |
| Chuck Blecka | Assistant Editor |
| Solomon Brewer | Set Decoration |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Eddie M. Barron | Hairstylist |