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When We Were Kings (1996) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 25, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 3, 1997
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for images of violence, brief nudity and some language.
Running Time
1 hour, 29 minutes
Country USA
Studio Deutsche Universum Film AG, USA Films
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• When We Were Kings
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Genre: Documentary, Sports, Political, Society, Biography
Tagline: The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle
Plot: 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, Zaire in 1974. Along with highlights of underdog Ali's stunning victory and infamous "Rope-A-Dope" tactics, the film also covers the back-story of the event and its cultural significance, with footage of Ali's goodwill tours, concert footage featuring B.B. King and James Brown, interviews with George Plimpton, Norman Mailer and Don King, and more. Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature.
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Muhammad Ali
America: A Tribute to Heroes, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson |
 | B.B. King
Blues Brothers 2000, U2: Rattle and Hum, Genghis Blues |
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Do the Right Thing, Summer of Sam, Malcolm X |
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Let's Do It Again, Cinderella Man: The Real Jim Braddock Story | Don King
Head Office, Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II, Heaven | | | |
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