The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali

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]

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

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]

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.


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