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10/18/08
When We Were Kings (1996)
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Reviews Counted: 41
Fresh: 40
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Consensus: An engrossing documentary that’s as much about at time and a place as it is about a fight.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Twenty-two years in the making, this documentary chronicles one of the most famous heavyweight championship bouts in history, the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974. Along with highlights of... [More]
Starring: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, George Plimpton, Norman Mailer
Director: Leon Gast
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Wonderful sports documentary covering the 1974 heavyweight championship fight in Zaire.
05/24/07
Top Critic The intersection of sports, politics and culture enlivens Leon Gast's entertaining documentary about the heavily promoted 1974 heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
03/26/07
Top Critic No comedian was ever funnier, no fighter ever faster than Muhammad Ali, who is caught at the top of his game in Leon Gast's valentine, When We Were Kings.
03/26/07
Top Critic A penetrating emotional analysis of the boxing which is nothing short of inspired.
01/26/06
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This is a great documentary film and a must for fans of the sport and Ali.
04/09/05
When Muhammad Ali achieved victory in Kinshasa on Oct. 30, 1974, he did far more than win a prize fight.
05/20/03
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