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As part of the “William Klein: Films, etc.” retrospective, this event invites you to a screening of “Muhammad Ali the Greatest”.
Muhammad Ali the Greatest, 117 minutes, 1974. “In 1964, Cassius Clay became the world heavyweight champion. It was a landmark moment in sporting history and, above all, a milestone in Black awareness in the USA. Cassius-Muhammad Ali burst onto the American scene, constantly challenging the country and going against the grain. He was the first Black champion to declare himself free. It ultimately cost him his title, three years of enforced unemployment, and several million dollars. Ten years later, on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa, Zaïre, at the age of 32, he was set to face the seemingly invincible knockout artist Georges Foreman. Amid this first world championship held in Black Africa, this political and economic venture orchestrated by Mobutu, and this extraordinary global spectacle, Ali went from martyr to hero, reclaiming his glory, his crown, and his legend. What became of the man Malcolm X considered the most important Black figure of our time? The man Norman Mailer called ‘the spirit of the twentieth century, the prince of the masses and the media.’” (William Klein)
Price: From 0 to 14 euros.
Source: paris.fr — photo: Still from the film “Muhammad Ali the Greatest”