| The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali | |
| Director: | Joseph Blasioli |
| Producer: | Silva Basmajian |
| Narrator: | Colin Linden |
| Music: | Allan Kane |
| Cinematography: | Michael Ellis |
| Editing: | Craig Bateman |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Distributor: | Koch Vision |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
The Last Round: Chuvalo vs. Ali is a 2003 Canadian documentary film, directed by Joseph Blasioli.[1] The film centres on the 1966 boxing match at Maple Leaf Gardens between Canadian boxer George Chuvalo and world champion Muhammad Ali.[2]
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]