When We Were Kings [DVD] [1997] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Actor : Muhammad Ali
  • Actor : George Foreman
  • Actor : Don King
  • Actor : James Brown
  • Actor : B.B. King
  • Aspect Ratio : 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Binding : DVD
  • Creator : Muhammad Ali
  • Creator : George Foreman
  • Creator : Albert Maysles
  • Creator : Kevin Keating
  • Creator : Leon Gast
  • Creator : David Sonenberg
  • Creator : Keith Robinson
  • Creator : Taylor Hackford
  • Creator : Vikram Jayanti
  • Director : Leon Gast
  • EAN : 0025192228223
  • ESRBAge Rating : Rating Pending
  • Format : Closed-captioned
  • Format : Colour
  • Format : Dolby
  • Format : DVD-Video
  • Format : NTSC
  • Format : Widescreen
  • Is Adult Product? : No
  • Label : Universal Studios
  • Languages : Original Language: English
  • Manufacturer : Universal Studios
  • MPN : MCAD22282D
  • Number Of Discs : 1
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Package Dimensions : 0.60 inches (Height) x 7.50 inches (Length) x 0.15 pounds (Weight) x 5.30 inches (Width)
  • Package Quantity : 1
  • Part Number : MCAD22282D
  • Product Group : DVD
  • Publisher : Universal Studios
  • Region Code : 1
  • Release Date : 2002-11-05
  • Running Time : 89
  • SKU : S025192228223
  • Studio : Universal Studios
  • UPC : 025192228223

Muhammad Ali's 1974 knockout of George Foreman to regain the heavyweight championship of the world at the age of 32 was probably the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century. Leon Gast's documentary on the "Rumble In The Jungle", When We Were Kings, eventually released in 1996, is probably the finest ever boxing film. The background to the contest was almost as dramatic as the fight itself. It was the first major coup for promoter Don King, a character described in this film as "very clever but completely amoral"--yet this was his finest hour. President Mobutu, unsavoury dictator of Zaire and a more frightening figure than either boxer, had spent millions of his country's money to host the event. George Foreman, like Sonny Liston before him and Mike Tyson after him, was considered unbeatable, expected to slaughter Ali. Seeing him pounding a dent the size of a grapefruit into a heavy bag during training, you can understand why. Ringside American journalists George Plimpton and in particular Norman Mailer offer exceptionally shrewd insights. As we stare into Ali's face during the minute interval at the end of round one, Mailer talks us through his probable thought processes. "That was the only time I ever saw fear in his eyes." Ali, of course, is the star, besting the sullen Foreman in the build-up with his freewheeling, hilarious braggadocio then outfoxing him in the fight with his "rope-a-dope" technique. Like Ali, the "Rumble In The Jungle" transcended sports in its inspirational significance. --David Stubbs

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