| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albert Maysles | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 David Sonenberg | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Keith Robinson | Crew | Production | Co-Producer, Editor |
Kevin Keating | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Leon Gast | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer, Editor, Writer |
 Maryse Alberti | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Paul Goldsmith | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Roderick Young | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
 Taylor Hackford | Crew | Editing | Editor, Producer |
Vikram Jayanti | Crew | Production | Co-Producer |
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Joe Arcidiacono | Crew | Camera | Assistant Camera |
Alan Pariser | Cast | Self | |
 Archie Moore | Cast | Actor | Self |
 B.B. King | Cast | Actor | Self |
Danny 'Big Black' Rey | Cast | Self | |
 Don King | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Drew Bundini Brown | Cast | Actor | Self |
 George Foreman | Cast | Actor | Self |
 George Plimpton | Cast | Actor | Self |
 James Brown | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Jersey Joe Walcott | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Joe Frazier | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Joe Sample | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Malick Bowens | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Miriam Makeba | Cast | Actress | Self |
Mobutu Sese Seko | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Muhammad Ali | Cast | Actor | Self |
Odessa Clay | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Sonny Liston | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Spike Lee | Cast | Actor | Self |
Stewart Levin | Cast | Actor | Self |
Stix Hooper | Cast | Actor | Self |
Wilton Felder | Cast | Actor | Self |
Dick Sadler | Cast | Self | |
Philippé Wynne | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Norman Mailer | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Howard Cosell | Cast | Actor | Self |
Archie Moore | Cast | Self | |
Wayne Henderson | Cast | Actor | Self |
Lola Love | Cast | Actress | Self |
Lloyd Price | Cast | Self | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
