Don King: Only In America

• Director: John Herzfeld
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Biopic
• Themes: Boxers, Ladder to the Top
• Main Cast: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven, Darius McCrary, Keith David
• Release Year: 1997
• Country: US
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

This biographical drama about boxing impresario Don King (Ving Rhames) pulls no punches as it uses flashback sequences to trace King's rise from 1954 Cleveland to the present day. Adapted from Jack Newfield's book on King, this film first aired November 15, 1997 on HBO. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Ving Rhames - Don King
• Vondie Curtis-Hall - Lloyd Price
• Jeremy Piven - Hank Schwartz
• Darius McCrary - Muhammad Ali
• Keith David - Herbert Muhammad

Bernie Mac - Bendini Brown; Loretta Devine - Connie Harper; Donzaleigh Abernathy - Henrietta King; Lou Rawls - Harold Logan; Ron Leibman - Larry Shondor; Jarrod Bunch - George Foreman; Israel Cole - Joe Frazier; Clifford Couser - Mike Tyson

Credit

Robi Reed - Casting, John Herzfeld - Director, Steven Cohen - Editor, Thomas Carter - Executive Producer, Anthony Marinelli - Composer (Music Score), Bill Butler - Cinematographer, David Blocker - Producer, Charlie Picerni - Stunts Coordinator, Kario Salem - Screenwriter, J.Paul Huntsman - Supervising Sound Editor, Jack Newfield - Book Author

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