Thrilla in Manila

Overview

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.

Cast

Joe Frazier

Himself

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Herself

N/A

Buster Mathis

Himself

N/A

Buster Mathis

Himself (archive footage)

Larry Holmes

Himself

Liev Schreiber

Narrator

N/A

Jerry Izenberg

Self