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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
Directed byAntoine Fuqua
Written bySteven Leckart
Produced byGlen Zipper
Sean Stuart
Maverick Carter
Maren Domzalski
Antoine Fuqua
Bill Gerber
Noor Haydar
LeBron James
Kat Samick
StarringMuhammad Ali
CinematographyMaz Makhani
Edited byJake Pushinsky
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
companies
Distributed byHBO
Release dates
  • April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28) (Tribeca)
  • May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14) (HBO)
Running time
Part one: 83 minutes, Part two: 79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali is a 2019 documentary film directed by Antoine Fuqua[1] and written by Steven Leckart.[2] The film is produced by Glen Zipper, Sean Stuart, Maverick Carter, Maren Domzalski, Antoine Fuqua, Bill Gerber, Noor Haydar, LeBron James and Kat Samick under the banner of SpringHill Entertainment and Sutter Road Picture Company and is distributed by HBO.[3] The film is based on the life of Muhammad Ali.

Cast

Music

The instrumental score was composed by Marcelo Zarvos and released on CD as "Muhammad Ali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". In addition, the movie contains the following songs and spoken word pieces, which are not included on the soundtrack album:

Reception

Caryn James of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "With montages of Ali meeting the Pope and Nelson Mandela, and newspaper headlines about donations to help fight poverty in Africa, What's My Name is undeniably an exercise in image-burnishing (not that Ali's already heroic image needs it). But this smartly crafted film holds you all the way."[4]

Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com wrote, "[the film] offers something even for those of us who know a great deal about the legendary athlete and civil rights leader by doing something incredibly simple: letting Ali tell his own story."[5]

Nick Schager of Variety wrote, "At almost three hours, 'What's My Name' never bogs down in repetitiveness or pedantry, instead operating almost as swiftly and forcefully as the icon himself. "[6]

References

  1. ^ Schager, Nick (2019-04-29). "Tribeca Film Review: 'What's My Name: Muhammad Ali'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  2. ^ "About What's My Name: Muhammad Ali". /www.hbo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ "What's My Name | Muhammad Ali | Watch the HBO Original Documentary". HBO. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  4. ^ "'What's My Name | Muhammad Ali': Film Review | Tribeca 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. ^ Tallerico, Brian. "Tribeca 2019: What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, A Woman's Work: The NFL's Cheerleader Problem | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. ^ Schager, Nick (2019-04-29). "Tribeca Film Review: 'What's My Name: Muhammad Ali'". Variety. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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