Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
Cast
Christopher Plummer
John Marshall Harlan
Frank Langella
Chief Justice Warren Burger
Ed Begley Jr.
Justice Harry Blackmun
Peter Gerety
William Brennan
Barry Levinson
Justice Potter Stewart
John Bedford Lloyd
Byron 'Whizzer' White
Fritz Weaver
Hugo Black
Harris Yulin
William O. Douglas
Danny Glover
Justice Thurgood Marshall
Benjamin Walker
Kevin Kennedy
Pablo Schreiber
Covert Becker
Ben Steinfeld
Sam Edelstein
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Paige
Kathleen Chalfant
Ethel Harlan
Lisa Joyce
Donna Connolly
Peter McRobbie
Erwin Griswold
Damian Young
Ramsey Clark
Chuck Cooper
Chauncey Eskridge
Victor Slezak
Marshal of the Court
Allie Woods Jr.
Petrus, Burger's Valet
Charlie Hewson
Burger's Clerk
Justin Swain
Burger's Second Clerk
Max Spitulnik
Blackmun's Clerk
Nate Dern
Blackmun's Second Clerk
James Francis Ginty
Brennan's Clerk
Will Cart
White's Clerk
Matt Stadelmann
Black's Clerk
Christopher McLinden
Black's Second Clerk
Keith Nobbs
Douglas's Clerk
Drew Gehling
Marshall's Clerk
Rachel Claire
Edelstein's Wife
Alex Dreier
Edelstein's Son
Greg Connolly
Doctor
Amy Tribbey
Nurse
Jon Gabrus
Stoned Clerk
Steven Hauck
Maitre D'
Pamela Stewart
Librarian
Kerry Malloy
Vietnam Vet
Ed Jewett
Tourist
Lizan Mitchell
Housekeeper
Mary Mulligan
Court Officer
Cameron Taylor
Black's Secretary
John Thomas Waite
Messenger
Bob Balaban
Lawyer (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
Himself (archive footage)
Caroline Christl Long
Court Librarian
Andy Volin
Reporter
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Shawn Slovo
Writer
Howard L. Bingham
Book
Mark Wallace
Book
Mick Audsley
Editor
Aggela Despotidou
Assistant Editor
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
Paul Ensby
Colorist
Dave Francis
Colorist
Michael E. Steele
First Assistant Director
Nancy Herrmann
Second Assistant Director
Ellen Parnett
Second Second Assistant Director
David Cooney
Storyboard Artist
Jonathan Cameron
Executive Producer
Frank Doelger
Executive Producer
Tracey Scoffield
Executive Producer
Scott Ferguson
Producer, Unit Production Manager
David Tanner
Co-Producer
Dan Davis
Production Design
Bruce MacCallum
Camera Operator
Alan Pierce
Camera Operator
John Pirozzi
Camera Operator
Kevin Kasarda
Second Assistant Camera
Craig Pressgrove
First Assistant "A" Camera
Eve Strickman
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Waris Supanpong
First Assistant "C" Camera
Chris Jones
Dolly Grip
John Krause
Dolly Grip
Kenneth Morton
Dolly Grip
George Bianchini
Steadicam Operator
Jim Powers
Camera Production Assistant
Somer Stamps Mojica
Camera Production Assistant
Emily Schuman
Camera Production Assistant
Pete Oldham
Post-Production Manager
Kathleen Chopin
Casting
Carol McLennan
Set Costumer
Malik Summers
Set Costumer
Michael Sharpe
Assistant Costume Designer
Patrick Wiley
Assistant Costume Designer
Susan J. Wright
Costume Supervisor
Molly Maginnis
Costume Design
Eleni Goros
Costume Assistant
Jimmy Hang
Costume Assistant
Samantha L. Seda
Costume Assistant
Nick Snyder
Costume Assistant
Kevin P. Faherty
Costumer
Leonard Logsdail
Costumer
Lawrence Tarzy
Costumer
Jason Adam V
Costumer
Angel De Angelis
Key Hair Stylist
Christopher Fulton
Hairstylist
Lisa Hazell
Hairstylist
Theresa Marra-Siliceo
Assistant Hairstylist
Colleen Wheeler
Assistant Hairstylist
Judy Chin
Makeup Department Head
Marjorie Durand
Key Makeup Artist
Julia Lallas
Makeup Artist
Eve Morrow
Makeup Artist
Julia G. Hickman
Art Department Coordinator
Katherine Cartusciello
Art Department Assistant
Clayton Beisner
Art Department Production Assistant
Lance Littlefield
Scenic Artist
Michael Sheridan Smith
Scenic Artist
Casey Smith
Assistant Art Director
Jack Whittaker
Supervising Sound Editor
William Sarokin
Sound Mixer
Arthur Graley
Foley Editor
Becki Ponting
Supervising ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
Juraj Mravec
ADR Recordist
Ric Schnupp
ADR Recordist
John Bair
Visual Effects Supervisor
Lea Prainsack
Visual Effects Producer
Vivian Connolly
Visual Effects Producer
Gary J. Brown
VFX Artist
Tara Marie Jacobson
VFX Artist
Matt Stroub
VFX Artist
Pani Scott
VFX Editor, First Assistant Editor
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Evyen Klean
Music Supervisor
Samuel Pegg
Music Programmer
Mark Berrow
Musician
Daniel Bhattacharya
Musician
Warren Zielinski
Musician
Rachel Bolt
Musician
Steve Mair
Musician
Allen Walley
Musician
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Ian O'Neill
Rigging Grip, Construction Grip
Robert K. Feldmann
Key Rigging Grip
Andrew Baseman
Set Decoration
Valerie Nolan
Assistant Set Decoration
Sean Doyle
Set Dresser
Justin Pineo
Set Dresser
Joseph Sorelle
On Set Dresser
Gerard Fiore
Construction Grip
Sarah Bricker
Props
Rob Fiks
Props
JoJo Whilden
Still Photographer
Andrea Ulrich
Script Supervisor
Mike Bicknell
Electrician
Ted Goodwin
Electrician
Jonathan Kealey
Best Boy Electric
John F. McHugh
Key Carpenter
Sean Hawk
Carpenter
Jeff Cossaboom
Location Coordinator
Stuart Nicolai
Location Manager
Jordan M. Bowes
Location Assistant
Tim Chung
Location Assistant
Tim Pisarik
Location Assistant
Michael J. Camoin
Location Scout
Scott Burik
Stunts
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Donald J. Hewitt Jr.
Stunts
Pete Klein
Stunts
Akos Schenek
Stunts
Brett G. Smith
Stunts
Stephen A. Pope
Stunt Coordinator
Courtney Schmidt
Property Master
Anna Butwell
Assistant Property Master
Tim Davies
Best Boy Grip
Doug Cluff
Charge Scenic Artist
Matt Blades
Key Grip
Dave Samuel
Gaffer
Erica Kay
Unit Production Manager
Minerva Diann Savoy
Tailor
Christian Lowe
Digital Compositor
Greg Radcliffe
Digital Compositor
Aaron Raff
Digital Compositor
Tim Van Horn
Digital Compositor
Scott Winston
Digital Compositor
Michael Ahern
Art Direction
Amanda Miller
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