The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

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The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali
Directed byJoseph Blasioli
Written by Stephen Brunt
Produced bySilva Basmajian
Narrated by Colin Linden
CinematographyMichael Ellis
Edited byCraig Bateman
Music byAllan Kane
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company
Distributed byKoch Vision
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Running time
100 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Joseph Blasioli and released in 2003. [1] The film centres on the 1966 boxing match at Maple Leaf Gardens between Canadian boxer George Chuvalo and world champion Muhammad Ali. [2]

An excerpt from the film was screened at the SkyDome before a Toronto Argonauts game on October 20, 2002, with both Chuvalo and Ali in attendance. [3] The full film premiered on May 3, 2003, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [4] where Blasioli won a special jury award from the Best Canadian Documentary jury. [5]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004. [6] It was subsequently broadcast by CBC Television on August 30, 2004. [7]

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References

  1. Geoff Pevere, "Chuvalo's finest hour packs a punch". Toronto Star , October 31, 2003.
  2. Katherine Monk, "Ali vs. Chuvalo: A revealing story". Calgary Herald , April 3, 2004.
  3. "Ali and Chuvalo to be present for preview screening of NFB boxing documentary". Canadian Press, October 10, 2002.
  4. Geoff Pevere, "Much-needed dose of reality ; Hot Docs festival has strong lineup Full speed ahead despite SARS scare". Toronto Star , April 25, 2003.
  5. "Kastner, Blasioli win Hot Docs recognition". Toronto Star , May 6, 2003.
  6. Guy Dixon, "Genies take a shine to Quebec". The Globe and Mail , March 17, 2004.
  7. John Doyle, "Let the pesky Spike and ranting Fox run loose". The Globe and Mail , August 30, 2004.