Thrilla in Manila (2008)

7.8/10 • 90 min • Documentary

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

Muhammad Ali

Himself (archive footage)

Imelda Marcos

Herself

Larry Holmes

Liev Schreiber

Recommendations

The Class of ‘92

The Cheshire Murders

John Candy: I Like Me

Lionel Messi: Destiny

Directed by John Ford

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Being James Bond

Beastie Boys Story

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

A Decade Under the Influence

Trainwreck: The Real Project X

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story

A Plastic Ocean