CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 30m
Thrilla in Manila
78%(13)IMDbDocumentary

On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.

Directed byJohn Dower

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
November 11, 2008
Studios
HBO Documentary Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

7 credited
Starring
Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Imelda Marcos

Herself

Buster Mathis

Himself

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

Himself

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Jerry Izenberg

Self

Creative team
Directed by
John Dower

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