Don King: Only in America

A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.

Cast

Ving Rhames

as Don King

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Lloyd Price

Jeremy Piven

as Hank Schwartz

Darius McCrary

as Muhammad Ali

Keith David

as Herbert Muhammad

Gabriel Casseus

as Jeremiah Shabazz

Loretta Devine

as Connie Harper

Brent Jennings

as Dick Sadler

Lahmard J. Tate

as Carl King

Danny Johnson

as Larry Holmes

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