Thrilla in Manila

Thrilla in Manila — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 11, 2008
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• John Dower

Thrilla in Manila — Cast

Joe Frazier Himself Muhammad Ali Himself (archive footage) Imelda Marcos Herself

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Buster Mathis Himself

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Buster Mathis Himself (archive footage) Larry Holmes Himself Liev Schreiber Narrator

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Jerry Izenberg Self