Some Fights Are Bigger Than The Ring
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.
Made in US
6.4/10
2013
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Cast
Christopher Plummer
As John Marshall Harlan
Frank Langella
As Chief Justice Warren Burger
Ed Begley Jr.
As Justice Harry Blackmun
Peter Gerety
As William Brennan
Barry Levinson
As Justice Potter Stewart
John Bedford Lloyd
As Byron 'Whizzer' White
Fritz Weaver
As Hugo Black
Harris Yulin
As William O. Douglas
Danny Glover
As Justice Thurgood Marshall
Benjamin Walker
As Kevin Kennedy
Pablo Schreiber
As Covert Becker
Ben Steinfeld
As Sam Edelstein
Dana Ivey
As Mrs. Paige
Kathleen Chalfant
As Ethel Harlan
Lisa Joyce
As Donna Connolly
Peter McRobbie
As Erwin Griswold
Damian Young
As Ramsey Clark
Chuck Cooper
As Chauncey Eskridge
Victor Slezak
As Marshal of the Court
Allie Woods Jr.
As Petrus, Burger's Valet
Charlie Hewson
As Burger's Clerk
Justin Swain
As Burger's Second Clerk
Max Spitulnik
As Blackmun's Clerk
Nate Dern
As Blackmun's Second Clerk
James Francis Ginty
As Brennan's Clerk
Will Cart
As White's Clerk
Matt Stadelmann
As Black's Clerk
Christopher McLinden
As Black's Second Clerk
Keith Nobbs
As Douglas's Clerk
Drew Gehling
As Marshall's Clerk
Rachel Claire
As Edelstein's Wife
Alex Dreier
As Edelstein's Son
Greg Connolly
As Doctor
Amy Tribbey
As Nurse
Jon Gabrus
As Stoned Clerk
Steven Hauck
As Maitre D'
Pamela Stewart
As Librarian
Kerry Malloy
As Vietnam Vet
Ed Jewett
As Tourist
Lizan Mitchell
As Housekeeper
Mary Mulligan
As Court Officer
Cameron Taylor
As Black's Secretary
John Thomas Waite
As Messenger
Bob Balaban
As Lawyer (uncredited)
Muhammad Ali
As Himself (archive footage)
Caroline Christl Long
As Court Librarian
Andy Volin
As Reporter
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