Is one night Miami a true story?

There’s an Incredible True Story Behind One Night in Miami’s Meeting of Black Legends. Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown really did spend an evening together in 1964.

Who were the four main characters in One Night in Miami?

The film is a fictionalized account of a real February 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a room at the Hampton House, celebrating Ali’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr.

Who played Muhammad Ali One Night in Miami?

Eli Goree, who stars as Cassius Clay in “One Night in Miami,” shows off moves of his own. For two years, Eli Goree had been circling the chance to play Muhammad Ali in different projects before “One Night in Miami” finally joined the part of the monumental sports figure with one supremely well-prepared Canadian actor.