Muhammad Ali in Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (1969)

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Original title: Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
Movie1969Not Rated1h 34m
DocumentaryBiographySport
7.5 / 10(729)

A remarkable chronicle of some of the defining cultural moments of the twentieth century, William Klein's up-close portrait of Muhammad Ali is an indispensable record of the icon in his electrifying prime.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1h 34m
Released
1969
Country
France

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Release year: 1969

Storyline

A remarkable chronicle of some of the defining cultural moments of the twentieth century, William Klein's up-close portrait of Muhammad Ali is an indispensable record of the icon in his electrifying prime.

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Did you know

Includes rare footage of The Beatles cavorting in a training-camp gym with publicity-savvy young Muhammad Ali (then called Cassius Clay) in 1964.

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Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $20,073

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $5,093 (2003-04-13)

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9/10

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👍 3 · 9/21/2009
10/10

greatest tribute to Ali the Great

👍 20 · 5/13/2003
10/10

Records the Greatest for all times.

👍 2 · 2/4/2013
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Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White, Color
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