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Ali
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About 2001 film directed by Michael Mann
Genres drama, biographical, boxing
Directed by Michael Mann
Written by Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Christopher Wilkinson, Stephen J. Rivele
Starring Will Smith, Jon Voight, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Giancarlo Esposito, Jeffrey Wright, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Music Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke
Runtime 157 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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