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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
US Box Office: $0
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
Reviews for When We Were Kings
If anyone deserves an award, it is Ali; his charisma makes the film.
08/04/08
A film as deserving of respect as its subjects.
08/04/08
Wonderful sports documentary covering the 1974 heavyweight championship fight in Zaire.
05/24/07
Enormously entertaining.
03/26/07
Top CriticThe 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
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 CriticA penetrating emotional analysis of the boxing which is nothing short of inspired.
01/26/06
This is the real deal.
12/06/05
No review available.
08/14/05
No review available.
06/19/05
This is a great documentary film and a must for fans of the sport and Ali.
04/09/05
I pick it to win the Oscar for best documentary feature.
06/25/04
No review available.
11/20/03
No review available.
09/05/03
No review available.
05/21/03
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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05/14/03
Powerful. Provocative. A "must see."
04/30/03
No review available.
03/11/03
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