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Feb 27, 2021 · 'One Night in Miami' cinematographer Tami Reiker discusses how she captured the big fight scene
Feb 16, 2022 · CASSIUS CLAY (the future Muhammad Ali), 21, is boxing HENRY “THE HAMMER” COOPER. Cassius dances around and takes his sweet time delivering the final blow to his opponent. This exasperates his manager, ANGELO DUNDEE. At the end of round break, Cassius is tended to by DREW “BUNDINI” BROWN.
- The Prologues
- The Day of
- The Night at The Hotel
- The Aftermath
The film starts off with separate events that precede the February 1964 night by varying degrees of time. The very first one we see is Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) in the midst of a 1963 fight against British boxer Henry “the Hammer” Cooper (Sean Monaghan) at London’s Wembley Stadium, and backed by trainers Angelo Dundee (Michael Imperioli) and Drew Bu...
After the prologue, One Night in Miami jumps right to Feb. 25 in Miami, opening the day with Cassius Clay’s legendary underwater boxing-pose photographs—which weren’t actually taken in 1964 but three years earlier, in a shoot that ended up in Life magazine and gave Clay an early measure of national exposure. It is true, however, that he couldn’t sw...
According to Dave Zirin’s Jim Brown: Last Man Standing, the football star really did want to have a big party at the Fontainebleau, in contrast to Malcolm and Clay’s plan for a quieter evening at the Hampton. It’s after the four finally gather there, however, that the details get fuzzier—though the detail of Malcolm offering vanilla ice cream in li...
After the bar scene, One Night in Miami shows a little bit of what happened to each figure following that February brouhaha. Sam Cooke is seen performing “Change” on Johnny Carson, which, as we’ve already established, is a misleading version of events. Meanwhile, Clay is shown being consecrated by Elijah Muhammad, who declares the athlete’s new nam...
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Jan 15, 2021 · When Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sporting history by beating Sonny Liston, there were three American icons ringside to witness it.
In the aftermath of the night, Clay officially changes his name to Muhammad Ali, while Malcolm's life is thrown into chaos as he suffers the consequences of his split with the Nation of Islam; his house is firebombed, but he completes his autobiography.
AwardDate Of CeremonyCategoryRecipient (s)Leslie Odom Jr. and Sam AshworthApril 7, 2021Best DirectorRegina KingJan 15, 2021 · On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay (soon to become Muhammad Ali) beat Sonny Liston in a highly anticipated boxing match on Miami Beach.
Jan 14, 2021 · On Feb. 25, 1964, at the Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Fla., Cassius Clay — not yet known as Muhammad Ali — defeated Sonny Liston to become the heavyweight champion of the world. That’s...
