Thrilla in Manila (2008)
Thrilla in Manila (2008)
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.

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Joe Frazier Joe Frazier As: Himself
Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali As: Himself (archive footage)
Imelda Marcos Imelda Marcos As: Herself
Buster Mathis Buster Mathis As: Himself
Buster Mathis Buster Mathis As: Himself (archive footage)
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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.


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Genres: Documentary

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Release Date: 11 November 2008

Country: US

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: HBO Documentary Films

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Cast

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Imelda Marcos

Herself

Buster Mathis

Buster Mathis

Himself

Buster Mathis

Buster Mathis

Himself (archive footage)

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

Himself

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

Jerry Izenberg

Jerry Izenberg

Self

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John Dower

John Dower

Director

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