When We Were Kings

Released on 08 August 2005

Featuring: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman & Don King

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On September 25, 1974, in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals in its history - the ignominious collapse of the Nixon presidency - America was poised to watch a knockout punch that would redefine it as a nation of champions. In the atmosphere of a three-ring circus, in Zaire, a little known country ruled by a military dictator, on the little-noticed continent of Africa, two American fighters held the world's attention. One would capture the world's imagination.

But, four days before the scheduled "Rumble in the Jungle," as the heavyweight championship matchup between reigning title holder George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali was called, the promoters announced that there would be a six week delay. And in that time span, as the international media took in the rhythms of the music and the mysterious beauty of the land, and as anticipation for the fight mounted an entirely new phenomenon evolved - black Americans saw their own generational crossroads reflected in the contrasting images of the two men who had returned to Africa to fight.
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 "I'm so bad I make medicine sick!"

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A person's greatness can often be measured by the calibre of the writers who document their deeds. Ali had George Plimpton and Norman Mailer waxing lyrical about him in a movie that took 22 years to complete. Watching Ali in When We Were Kings is like watching a God among men. Ali can have great men talk about him but to see him at his best leaves most men speechless.

 "LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!"

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This is a truly gripping documentary about the life of Ali leading up to the now lengendary "Rumble in the Jungle" with George Forman.
The film is fascinating and also sad, as we see the champ in his hayday where he had all the athletic genius, rage and grace. Never has the world of Boxing had such an iconic figure that stood up against the Vietnam war, and segrigation. It's all here on this brilliant movie to understand why Ali will go down in history as sometimes the most loved, reviled, and contversial international sports hero's of our time.
This movie scores a knockout!

 "LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!"

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This is a truly gripping documentary about the life of Ali leading up to the now lengendary "Rumble in the Jungle" with George Forman.
The film is fascinating and also sad, as we see the champ in his hayday where he had all the athletic genius, rage and grace. Never has the world of Boxing had such an iconic figure that stood up against the Vietnam war, and segrigation. It's all here on this brilliant movie to understand why Ali will go down in history as sometimes the most loved, reviled, and contversial international sports hero's of our time.
This movie scores a knockout!

 As great as Ali himself!

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One of my favorite documentaries, a brilliant look at Ali and the whole atmosphere around the fight between him and Foreman in Africa. The name of the movie actually gives the right idea of what this documentary is all about. Highly recommended even if you are not a boxing fan. But beware, there are not really any extras in this dvd, especially those "production notes" that they advertise.

 A Brilliant Film

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This is a brilliant movie about a great man, its very well made and definetly captures the raw emotions of the event. A must see for fans of Ali, boxing or good filmmaking.

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ActorsMuhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, B.B. King, Mobutu Sese Seko, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton & Thomas Hauser
DirectorLeon Gast
CertificatePG
Year1996
LanguagesEnglish - Dolby Digital Surround
Duration1 hour and 24 minutes (approx)
RegionRegion 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.