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When we were kings [videorecording (DVD)].

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Criterion Collection, 2019.

DVD 796.83 W567 Doc

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.

Foreman, George, 1949-

Zaire '74 (1974 : Kinshasa, Congo)

Boxers (Sports), Black -- United States -- Biography.

Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.

Criterion collection ; 998.

Alternate title:

Soul power [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)].

DVD special ed.

1 videodisc (87 min.) : 5.0 Dolby digital Surround sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 folded sheet insert.

Originally produced as a documentary film in 1996.

Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; Soul Power, a 2008 documentary about the Zaïre 74 music festival directed by Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte ; new interview with producer David Sonenberg ; interview from 1997 with director Leon Gast ; trailer ; PLUS: An essay by critic Kelefa Sanneh.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

A Gramercy Pictures release ; a DASFilms presentation ; a David Sonenberg production ; a film by Leon Gast and Taylor Hackford ; directed by Leon Gast.

Muhammad Ali and George Foreman with James Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, The Crusaders and The Spinners.

"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."--Container.

Academy Award: Best Documentary, Features (Leon Gast, David Sonenberg), 1996.

Special Jury Recognition: Leon Gast, Sundance Film Festival, 1996.

Boxing matches -- Congo (Democratic Republic)

Documentary films.

Biographical documentary films.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.

Foreman, George, 1949-

Mailer, Norman.

Plimpton, George.

Criterion Collection (Firm)

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