In the aftermath of Cassius Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to change the course of history in the segregated South.
Cast
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Malcolm X
Eli Goree
Cassius Clay
Aldis Hodge
Jim Brown
Leslie Odom Jr.
Sam Cooke
Joaquina Kalukango
Betty X
Nicolette Robinson
Barbara Cooke
Michael Imperioli
Angelo Dundee
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Bundini Brown
Christian Magby
Jamaal
Jeremy Pope
Jackie Wilson
Christopher Gorham
Johnny Carson
Beau Bridges
Mr. Carlton
Lance Reddick
Brother Kareem
Derek Roberts
Jerome X
Emily Bridges
Emily Carlton
Amondre D. Jackson
L.C. Cooke
Jerome A. Wilson
Elijah Muhammad
Hunter Burke
Jess Rand
Robert Stevens Wayne
Jules Podell
Randall Newsome
Myron Cohen
Matt Fowler
Ronnie
Chris Game
Ferdie Pacheco
Alan Wells
Ed McMahon
Dustin Lewis
Miami Announcer
John Curran
Wembley Announcer #1
Mark Allan Stewart
Wembley Announcer #2
Amar Khalil
Bobby
Ian Alexander Desdune II
Michael
Jeremy Anderson
Lamont 3X
Pierce Lackey
Reporter 1
Dave Pileggi
Reporter 2
Ashley LeConte Campbell
Karen
Kimberly B Brown
Geraldine Liston
Nola Epps
Attallah Shabazz
Kipori Woods
Cliff White
Joshua Nylan Tanner
Boston Ballroom Announcer
Sean Monaghan
Henry 'The Hammer' Cooper
Aaron D. Alexander
Sonny Liston
Jason Ament
Miami Referee
Nathan Siebring
Wembley Referee
Kevin Reid
Cameraman
Cody Johnson
Tristen
Rachael Knaps
Boxing Match Attendee (uncredited)
Crew
Regina King
Director, Executive Producer
Kemp Powers
Screenplay, Executive Producer, Theatre Play
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Naomi Sunrise Filoramo
Assistant Editor
Tami Reiker
Director of Photography
Ian Vertovec
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Mark Anthony Little
First Assistant Director
Kevin O'Neil
Second Assistant Director
Kate Ransome Wilcox
Second Second Assistant Director
Paulo DeFreitas Jr.
Storyboard Artist
Cam Owen
Production Coordinator
Chris Harding
Executive Producer
Paul O. Davis
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Colette S. Knight
Production Supervisor
Jody Klein
Producer
Keith Calder
Producer
Jessica Wu
Producer
Barry Robison
Production Design
Chad Chamberlain
"A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Sarah Brandes
First Assistant "A" Camera
Sienna Pinderhughes
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Austin Alward
"B" Camera Operator
Zachary Blosser
First Assistant "B" Camera
Haley Turk
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Christian Bustamante
Casting Associate
Yolanda D. Hunt
Casting Associate
Kimberly Hardin
Casting
Tracy Kilpatrick
Location Casting
Brent Caballero
Extras Casting
Rich King
Extras Casting
Rikki Hegwood
Extras Casting Coordinator
Juliana Hoffpauir
Key Costumer
Kasey C. Bazil
Set Costumer
Malikka Coston
Set Costumer
Mildred Brignoni
Assistant Costume Designer
Wendy Talley
Costume Supervisor
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Olivia Vestina Torres
Costumer
Nakoya Yancey
Hair Department Head
Wayne Jolla Jr.
Key Hair Stylist
Sabana Majeed
Additional Hairstylist
Scott Wheeler
Makeup Department Head
Dana Robertson
Art Department Coordinator
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Xiao'ou Olivia Zhang
Sound Designer
Bryan Parker
Sound Designer
Andy Hay
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pernell L. Salinas
First Assistant Sound Editor
Duncan McRae
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Ledford
Production Sound Mixer
Amanda Beggs
Production Sound Mixer
Greg Hayes
Scoring Mixer
Donovan Thibodeaux
Boom Operator
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Joshua Adeniji
Foley Editor
Jack Cucci
Foley Mixer
Tavish Grade
Foley Mixer
Edward Joubert
Special Effects Coordinator
John H. Han
Visual Effects Supervisor, Visual Effects Producer
Marko Post
Visual Effects Producer
Sandra Leushina
Visual Effects Producer
Andres Kluge
CG Supervisor
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
Randall Poster
Music Supervisor
Louie Schultz
Music Editor
Lionel C. Johnson
Transportation Captain
Jeffrey Gowing
Transportation Coordinator
Maggie Means
Production Accountant
Steve Mattus
Payroll Accountant
Michael Baird
Dialogue Editor
Paul Timothy Carden
Dialogue Editor
Tre Cotten
Dialect Coach
Michael W. Hoban
Rigging Grip
Andre Green
Rigging Gaffer
Tamar Barnoon
Set Decoration
Janessa Hitsman
Set Decoration
Jossie Rodriguez
Set Decoration Buyer
Bradford Johnson
Set Decoration Buyer
Stephanie Parker
Set Designer
Kyle Courter
Set Designer
Erik van Haaren
Construction Coordinator
Patti Perret
Still Photographer
Dale Robinette
Still Photographer
Martin Turu
Compositing Lead
Nancy Breaux
Script Supervisor
Nick Kramer
Best Boy Electric
Neal Prosansky
Location Manager
Win Riley
Location Manager
David Fields
Assistant Location Manager
John Collins
Assistant Location Manager
Chelsey Staggs
Set Decorating Coordinator
David Anthony Buglione
Stunts
Vlad Rimburg
Stunts
Khalid Ghajji
Stunts
Larnell Stovall
Stunt Coordinator
Tim Bell
Stunt Coordinator
Joseph Singletary
Stunt Double
Ed Borasch Jr.
Property Master
Chris Ubick
Property Master
Drew Guajardo
Assistant Property Master
Cielle Kiewit
Digital Intermediate Producer
Matt Blackshear
Digital Intermediate Editor
Andrew Brueck
Digital Intermediate Editor
Chris Ekstrom
Key Grip
Allen Parks
Gaffer
Karen Clark
Seamstress
Tyler Blackwell
Digital Imaging Technician
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Kazli Sullivan
Tailor
Bo Shurling
Unit Publicist
Mark Zuelzke
Art Direction
Manda Haykus
Production Secretary
Markus Wittman
Leadman
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