Thrilla in Manila

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80
Thrilla in Manila
NR 1 hr 30 minDocumentary
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 voiceover 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
StarringJoe FrazierMuhammad AliImelda Marcos
DirectorJohn Dower

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Original Language:English