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.
Directed byJohn Dower
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- November 11, 2008
Featuring
Cast & crew
Joe Frazier
Himself
Muhammad Ali
Himself (archive footage)
Imelda Marcos
Herself
Buster Mathis
Himself
Larry Holmes
Himself
Liev Schreiber
Narrator
Jerry Izenberg
Self
- Directed by
- John Dower
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