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The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
20031 h 39 min 33 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Joseph Blasioli
Production: Silva BasmajianLouise LoreSylvia Sweeney
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in association with CBC Sports.
The Last Round looks back at the extraordinary events preceding the day that George Chuvalo, a local hero from working-class Toronto, took on the greatest fighter in history, Cassius Clay - now known the world over as Muhammad Ali.
Two exceptional athletes. Each at his prime. Both battle it out against the turbulent cultural and political climate of the Sixties, in fifteen of the most memorable rounds in Canadian boxing.
The 'Battle of Toronto', held at Maple Leaf Gardens on March 29, 1966 was a watershed in the history of boxing. Fast paced archival images and compelling commentary by expert eye witnesses - including Ali's brother Rachman Ali and Chuvalo himself - bring this dramatic story to life.
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Subject categories
- Sports and Leisure > Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts
Credits
- director
- Joseph Blasioli
- producer
- Silva Basmajian
- editor
- Craig Bateman
- narration writer
- Stephen Brunt
- director of photography
- Michael Ellis
- sound recordist
- John Martin
- original music
- Allan Kane
- narrator
- Colin Linden
- associate producer
- Elizabeth Klinck
- production supervisor
- Kemp Archibald
- sound design
- Paul Shubat
- re-recording mixer
- Paul Shubat
- sound editor
- Joe Mancuso
- Dan Sexton
- Danielle McBride
- foley artist
- John Sievert
- foley mixer
- Steve Copley
- ADR editor
- Alfie Di Pucchio
- ADR recordist
- Richard Calistan
- post audio facilities
- Manta DSP
- music consultant
- Nicholas Jennings
- additional sound recordist
- Michael Kennedy
- Scott Chappel
- archival research
- Elizabeth Klinck
- Aderonke Akande
- Jeff Sterne
- Tonya Reid
- archival clearances
- Aderonke Akande
- post-production facilities
- Bullseye Post
- graphic design
- Martin Dolgener
- Sean Evans
- title design
- Martin Dolgener
- Sean Evans
- online editor
- Darren Jennekens
- assistant on-line editor
- Mike Langevin
- colour correction
- Joanne Rourke
- digital technician
- Douglas Crawford
- graphics
- Stephan Antoniou
- Tony Graham
- Craig Kirkham
- Sonja Perovic
- stills photographer
- Vincenzo Pietropaolo
- program administrator
- Ida Di Fruscia
- production manager
- Douglas MacFarlane
- Sue Mander
- senior administrative assistant
- Joanne Forrest
- assistant production supervisor
- Mark Wilson
- production coordinator
- Julietta McGovern
- Catherine Fletcher
- Melissa Preston
- Jeff Sterne
- legal counsel
- Peter Kallianiotis
- executive producer
- Louise Lore
- Sylvia Sweeney
- musician
- Dave McMorrow
- Michale Dunstan
- Dave Young
- Mike Celso
- Terry Clark
- Aidan Mason
- Allan Kane
- Neville Barnes
- Joey Goldstein
- John McCloud
- Dave Dunlop
- Gord Meyers
- Johnny Johnson
- Perry White
- additional arrangements
- Jim McGrath
- Dave McMorrow
- Jack Kane
- additional orchestrations
- Jim McGrath
- Dave McMorrow
- Jack Kane
- additional music writing
- Peter Warnica
- additional music performance
- Peter Warnica
- music copyist
- Martin Loomer
- scoring mixer
- John Naslen
Awards
- Special Jury Award - Best Canadian Documentary Feature LengthHot Docs