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When We Were Kings (1996) English · Blu-ray

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Description

In 1974, Leon Gast traveled to Africa to film Zaïre 74, a music festival planned to accompany an unprecedented sports spectacle: the Rumble in the Jungle, in which late-career underdog Muhammad Ali would contend with the younger powerhouse George Foreman for the boxing heavyweight championship title—“a fight between two blacks in a black nation, organized by blacks,” as a Kinshasa billboard put it. When the main event was delayed, extending Ali’s stay in Africa, Gast wound up amassing a treasure trove of footage, observing the wildly charismatic athlete training for one of the toughest bouts of his career while basking in his role as black America’s proud ambassador to postcolonial Africa. Two decades in the making, When We Were Kings features interviews with Norman Mailer and George Plimpton that illustrate the sensational impact of the fight, rounding out an Academy Award–winning portrait of Ali that captures his charm, grace, and defiance.

Product details

Actor	Muhammad Ali, George Foreman
Director	Leon Gast
Label	101 FILMS

Content	Blu-ray
Publication date	04.11.2024
Genre	Documentary > Potrait, Biography Documentary > Sports, Extreme Sports

EAN	5037899091159
Audio	English
Year of production	1996
Original title	When We Were Kings
Version	UK Version
Region code	B

Customer reviews

Black Woodstock!

Written on 21. August 2002 by Marc Zehnder.

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Gewaltige mit viel Liebe gemachte Dokumentation, nicht umsonst auch das afrikanische woodstock genannt!!!
Written on 11. March 2002 by King.

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interessante dokumentation zum jahrhundertskampf! man bekommt einen schönen einblick um das ganze geschehen und lernt die personen besser kennen.
als zückerchen gibts noch die kämpfe "rumble in the jungle" und "thrilla in manila" in voller länge!!

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