It's 1974, Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the Heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a backer in Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator of Zaire and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set. A musical festival, featuring the Americ... (Full plot summary below)
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It's 1974, Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the Heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a backer in Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator of Zaire and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set. A musical festival, featuring the America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King, is also planned.
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| TIME MagazineRichard CorlissIf anyone deserves an award, it is Ali; his charisma makes the film. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannOn a deeper level -- and this is where When We Were Kings exceeds its expectations and becomes a great film -- Gast examines African American pride. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonBy the time the fighters enter that ring, the excitement factor is almost uncontrollable. |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerTo think of this marvelous film as merely a boxing documentary is to miss a lot. |
| El UniversalAlonso Díaz de la VegaA film that answers why Ali's death is so significant. [Full review in Spanish] |
| USA TodayMike ClarkImmeasurably enriched by extensive location footage shot by director Leon Gast 22 years ago. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumIt took director-producer Leon Gast 22 years to edit and finance When We Were Kings, his thrilling documentary about the legendary 1974 heavyweight-championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire. But the lag time has only deepened the impact of this thrilling documentary: All sad thoughts of Ali as a wounded warrior fall away in the glow of seeing the champ at his best. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenLeon Gast's remarkable film -- which is intercut with terrific recent interviews with eyewitnesses Norman Mailer and George Plimpton -- is about much more than one stupendous fight. |
| Common Sense MediaRenee SchonfeldThrilling boxing docu covers race, politics; some profanity. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkWhen We Were Kings has given us a joyous, poignant portrait of a man and a time steeped in pride, soul and high hopes. |
