- Created by
- The Big Fights Inc., American, founded ca. 1961
- Subject of
- Ali, Muhammad, American, 1942 - 2016
- Spinks, Leon, American, born 1953
- Owned by
- D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Date
- February 15, 1978
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 17 Minutes
- Length (Film): 600 Feet
- Caption
- This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
- Description
- A motion picture film of the first meeting between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks for the Heavy Weight Championship of the World 1978. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm acetate film with optical sound. The film shows footage of the fight which took place at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- DC Public Library Film Collection
- Classification
- Time-based Media - Moving Images
- Topic
- Athletes
- Boxing
- Film
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.55.46.1a
- Restrictions & Rights
- Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




