The Fighters (1974 film)

The Fighters
The Fighters
Directed by	Rick Baxter; William Greaves
Starring	Muhammad Ali; George Foreman; Joe Frazier; Burt Lancaster
Release date	1974;
Running time	142 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Fighters (also known as Ali, the Fighter or Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter) is a 1974 documentary film directed by Rick Baxter and William Greaves. With Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Richie Havens, and Burt Lancaster.^[3]^[4]^[5] The film stars Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Joe Frazier and Burt Lancaster in the lead roles.^[6]

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^ The New York Times film reviews - Page 85 1975 -" an amalgam of color footage directed by Rick Baxter, old black-and- white film dating back to the callow Cassius ... the documentary of the first Ali-Frazier fight, which was released here in January, 1974, as "The Fighters," is highly recommended, however, both as an excellent fight film and as an incisive view of the principals and the fight game, which isn't a game at all"
^ History in the Media: Film and Television Robert Niemi - 2006 - Page 200 157607952X " a little-known but excellent cinema verité documentary directed by William Greaves and Rick Baxter and produced by .."
^ Brody, Richard (13 June 2016). "The Muhammad Ali Documentary That Gets to the Existential Heart of Boxing". newyorker.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
^ "Ali – The Fighter DVD". Amazon. 19 April 2005. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
^ "Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter 1974". hollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
^ "Ali the Fighter". netflix.com. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
^ "Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter (1975)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved 2017-06-24.

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