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When We Were Kings (1996)

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Reviews Counted:112

Fresh:100

Rotten:12

Average Rating:7.5/10

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,... [More]

Starring: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, George Plimpton, Norman Mailer

Director: Leon Gast

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Nov 18, 1997

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11/5/09

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There isn't much documentary watching around this house, but I did take the time to watch this... More

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9/30/09

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9/29/09

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9/6/09

80%

Most Muhammad Ali documentaries, it seems, seem to delve more towards the man and his outlooks on... More

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9/2/09

90%

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7/26/09

100%

This has got to be one of the best documentaries ever made. More

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5/26/09

80%

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5/19/09

70%

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5/6/09

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4/1/09

90%

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2/11/09

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2/8/09

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1/18/09

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1/12/09

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1/8/09

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11/17/08

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11/14/08

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11/7/08

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11/2/08

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