Wake Up and Apologise

in coversation with Cathal O'Shannon

Wake Up and Apologise — Plot

In advance of his fight with Al 'Blue' Lewis at Croke Park in Dublin, Cathal O'Shannon interviews Muhammad Ali about boxing, and his life outside the ring. When a fight is coming up Muhammad Ali (formally Cassius Marcellus Clay, junior) admits he deliberately intimidates his opponent. He does this because historically in America black people have always been taught to be subservient.

• Release date
• July 17, 1972
• Runtime
• 51 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Ross Whitaker

Wake Up and Apologise — Cast

Muhammad Ali Self

C

Cathal O'Shannon Self

A

Alvin Lewis Self

J

Jimmy Magee Self