Winner; Loser; Lover; Loudmouth... The Man. The story you only think you know. boxing legend Muhammad Ali leads; co-starring Ernest Borgnine, John Marley, and Lloyd Haynes; special appearances by Robert Duvall, David Huddleston, Ben Johnson, James Earl Jones, Dina Merrill, Roger E. Mosley, and Paul Winfield; with Annazette Chase, and Mira Waters. Tom Gries directs from the screenplay by Ring Lardner, Jr.; Based on "The Greatest: My Own Story" by Muhammad Ali, with Herbert Muhammad and Richard Durham. Produced by John Marshall. Music by Michael Masser • official soundtrack album available on Arista. a Columbia/EMI presentation of a John Marshall production. Filmed around Houston, TX, Miami Beach, FL, Las Vegas, NV, Los Angeles, CA, Louisville, KY and Atlanta, GA circa Autumn 1976. Approved [#24851]/rated PG.