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Ken Burns: ‘Muhammad Ali’

The Treatment

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The Moment After Ali's Assassination

The film is based on the true story of Afro-American man, Mohammed Allie. He was released from prison after serving five years for his role in a brutal murder case that helped spark the civil rights movement. The director says there's an emotional archaeology involved in working out what to do with all this footage.

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