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when muhammad Ali met <strong>the</strong> irish 1 x 52’ we got game 1 x 52’ HD<br />
When Muhammad Ali met <strong>the</strong> Irish is a hugely entertaining documentary<br />
with a glorious cast of characters. The film spins an irresistible tale about<br />
how <strong>the</strong> world’s greatest boxer came to fight in Ireland in 1972 and<br />
interweaves Ali’s story with fascinating tales of promoter ‘Butty’ Sugrue (<strong>the</strong><br />
‘World’s Strongest Publican’), opponent ‘Blue’ Lewis (an ex-con from Detroit<br />
trying to go straight) and a wealth of o<strong>the</strong>r entertaining tricksters whom Ali<br />
invariably attracted. The IFTA-winning film is “evocative, informative, wholly<br />
engaging and manages a nicely wry tone before finally becoming genuinely<br />
elegiac,” (Irish Independent).<br />
What happened Irish basketball in <strong>the</strong> 1980s was a kind of sporting miracle,<br />
in this one hour documentary we recall when basketball in Ireland became<br />
big and sexy, filled with unique larger than life characters, as black America<br />
and small-town Ireland collided. This is not just a basketball documentary<br />
but a fascinating insight and social history of a recession-hit country that<br />
was enthused by <strong>the</strong> exploits of basketball stars from <strong>the</strong> States. Featuring<br />
unique archive and interviews with all <strong>the</strong> key protagonists of <strong>the</strong>se glory<br />
days, this journey takes us from <strong>the</strong> basketball outposts of Cork and Kerry<br />
right to <strong>the</strong> heartlands of <strong>the</strong> game, <strong>the</strong> USA.<br />
A True Films Production for RTÉ<br />
A Motive Film Production<br />
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