Trailer for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, which shot in Albany and Schenectady
Embedded above is the trailer for Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, the HBO movie that filmed in Albany and Schenectady last year. The film is set to debut on HBO October 5. (Presumably it will eventually be released on DVD, too.)
It's hard to tell if any local spots appear in the trailer. There are a few shots that could be the State Education building in Albany -- it served as a backdrop meant to resemble buildings in DC (and very easily could with a little CGI).
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight is based on the Howard Bingham book of the same title -- it's about Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War, and specifically, the Supreme Court's handling of the case. In fact, Ali apparently only appears in the film via archival footage. Most of the action seems to center on the justices and their clerks.
The movie was directed by Stephen Frears, and stars Christopher Plummer, Danny Glover, Frank Langella (they play justices), and Bejamin Walker (a clerk). It was screened at this year's Cannes film festival. A Variety review from earlier this year called it "a worthy but faintly dull civics/history lesson."
[via @SarahLaDuke]
Earlier on AOA: Gawking at the shoot of Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight in Albany
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@ the 1:19 mark, that is definetly the Stockade in Schenectady...Where Front St & North Church St meet to be precise. I used to live a block away. hahaha
... said Mark on Aug 27, 2013 at 5:12 PM | link