Co-directed by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, “Muhammad Ali” never mentions Jordan in its reconstruction of Ali’s career and impact on the world writ large, but it doesn’t have to.

Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon’s life inside the ring and out, “Muhammad Ali” is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century ...

A new PBS series explores the life of the late American icon and boxing legend Muhammad Ali. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with series co-director, Ken Burns. Some people really need no introduction ...

For directors Ken Burns, his oldest daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law David McMahon, the labor of love that went into their latest documentary profiling Muhammad Ali comes with the territory and ...

Muhammad Ali was sitting in a booth nearby ... The series comes to a close as Ali has become, as Ken Burns described it, “the most beloved person on the planet.” The footage of his trembling ...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose newest project is the four-part series “Muhammad Ali” on PBS. Burns is known for his in depth looks at the history of ...

It’s a bold filmmaker that decides to make a documentary about Muhammad Ali ... and dived to make sure he stayed in it. Enter, Ken Burns. As demonstrated by his sprawling, masterful “The ...

This was early on during the production of “Muhammad Ali,” the upcoming documentary film series on PBS by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. PBS producer Stephanie Jenkins had worked ...

Muhammad Ali called himself the greatest, and filmmaker Ken Burns, director of the upcoming PBS documentary series about the boxing champion, “global icon and inspiration,” is not one to disagree.

Many storytellers have set their sights on Muhammad Ali’s life through the years and now filmmaker Ken Burns is offering his take on the boxing legend and icon. Burns talked about his interest ...

It’s a bold filmmaker that decides to make a documentary about Muhammad Ali ... and dived to make sure he stayed in it. Enter, Ken Burns. As demonstrated by his sprawling, masterful “The ...