Question: who played muhammad ali in the movie ali
Answer: The film focuses on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali , played by Will Smith , from 1964 to 1974 , featuring his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston , his conversion to Islam , criticism of the Vietnam War , and banishment from boxing , his return to fight Joe Frazier in 1971 , and , finally , his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in the Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974 .