When We Were Kings (1996)
Genre: Documentary / Sport
Duration: 89 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Leon Gast
Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Don King
IMDb score:
7,9 (19.175)
Releasedate: 25 October 1996
When We Were Kings plot
"The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle."
Documentary about the course of events around the 'Rumble in the Jungle': the most famous boxing fight ever, between the young, fresh world champion George Foreman and the on-going Muhammad Ali. It's 1974 and boxing promoter Don King has managed to put the two guns against each other. For that, the entire circus has to be moved to Zaire.
Reviews & comments
Insignificance
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- 3220 messages
- 5589 votes
Informative and attractive. The latter in particular stands out. A lot of attention for Ali of course, a little for Foreman (a little more would have been nice), but also for the stuff that traveled to Zaire. With James Brown and BB King you immediately have a nice soundtrack. It becomes really African when the succubus comes into view and is discussed. Don King has to be seen to be believed. The build up to the fight could have been a bit bigger, but whatever. How Ali bluffs his own fear before and during the match and leaves the whole (boxing) world watching in amazement is truly amazing. Ali, boma ye!
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frolunda
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- 1115 messages
- 4614 votes
Atmospheric and sultry (partly due to the excellent editing) documentary in which Ali steals the show mainly outside the ring this time. In addition, an excellent image of the time with a beautiful, matching soundtrack. A classic in the genre.
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james_cameron
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- 7227 messages
- 9956 votes
Excellent documentary, not so much about Ali's entire career, but mainly focusing on the legendary 1974 match against George Foreman in Zaire. Ali is, of course, a rewarding subject; as a documentary maker you really only have to portray him and he sells himself as a boxing stand-up comedian. Nevertheless, sensible interviews with all kinds of people involved and journalists from that time have been added, which give the whole thing some extra added value. Great archive shots anyway, and for a complete layman like me, the documentary was actually quite exciting, since I didn't know the outcome of the game!
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