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<i>The Trials of Muhammad Ali</i>

The Trials of Muhammad Ali

2013 American documentary film

The Trials of Muhammad Ali is a 2013 American documentary film about the heyday of boxer Muhammad Ali's career, with special focus on his conversion to Islam and his refusal to fight in the Vietnam War.[1] It won an award for Best Use of News Footage from the International Documentary Association in 2014.[2]

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Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 42 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Director Bill Siegel doesn't explore any new boundaries of the documentary with The Trials of Muhammad Ali, but his subject is so inherently fascinating that the movie proves gripping in spite of its familiar beats."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Sobczynski, Peter (November 9, 2013). "The Trials of Muhammad Ali Movie Review (2013)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Playback: Barry Alexander Brown and Glenn Silber's 'The War at Home'". Documentary.org. International Documentary Association. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "The Trials of Muhammad Ali". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 27, 2024.


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