When We Were Kings (1996)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Leon Gast

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 febrero 1997 (USA)

Género:

Documental | Historia | Deporte

Frase comercial:

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle

Plot:

A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.

Plot Keywords:

Zaire | Underdog | Boxer | Boxing | Racism

Premios:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

" Muhammad Ali, he was like a sleeping elephant. You can do whatever you want around a sleeping elephant; whatever you want. But when he wakes up, he tramples everything"

Reparto

Muhammad Ali	...	Himself
George Foreman	...	Himself
Don King	...	Himself
James Brown	...	Himself
B.B. King	...	Himself
Mobutu Sese Seko	...	Himself (President of Zaire)
Spike Lee	...	Himself
Norman Mailer	...	Himself
George Plimpton	...	Himself
Thomas Hauser	...	Himself
Malick Bowens	...	Himself
Lloyd Price	...	Himself
Wilton Felder	...	Himself (sax, The Crusaders)
Wayne Henderson	...	Himself (trombone, The Crusaders)
Stix Hooper	...	Himself (drums, The Crusaders)

También conocida como:

When We Were Kings: cuando éramos reyes (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG for images of violence, brief nudity and some language.

Duración:

89 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Compañía:

Das Films

Trivialidades:

Though almost all of the footage in this documentary was shot by producer/director Leon Gast in 1974, one reason it took 22 years to complete was because the negative and rights to the film were entangled in civil suits involving the Liberians who financed the movie's making.

Citas:

Muhammad Ali: I'm young, I'm handsome, I'm fast, I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Banda de Sonido:

Am Am Pondo

" Muhammad Ali, he was like a sleeping elephant. You can do whatever you want around a sleeping elephant; whatever you want. But when he wakes up, he tramples everything"

First I must say that the editing is some of the best I have seen.WOW is the right world for this film.I have seen it four times and still I think it´s as interesting as the first time you see it.Muhammad Ali is really a genius and I think you will understand that when you see this film.The film is also very good because of people like Spike Lee,Malick Bowens and George Plimpton tells fascinating observations about the time.

"I'm young, I'm handsome, I'm fast, I'm pretty and can't possibly be beat"

This film really made me think and I would call it a masterpiece.You will also see great MUSICIANS such as B.B King,James Brown and the Spinners.I recommend this film to everybody,you don´t even need to like boxing to love this film.5/5