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Title:

When we were kings / a Grammercy Pictures release ; a DAS Films presentation ; a David Sonenberg production ; produced by Leon Gast, David Sonenberg & Taylor Hackford ; directed by Leon Gast.

Edition:

DVD special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen.

Publisher:

The Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Ali, Muhammad,--1942-2016.
Foreman, George,--1949-
Boxing.
Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
Boxing matches--Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--20th century.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Nonfiction films.
Sports films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Gast, Leon, editor of moving image work. film producer, editor of moving image work.
Sonenberg, David, film producer.
Hackford, Taylor, 1944- editor of moving image work. editor of moving image work.
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016, on-screen participant.
Foreman, George, 1949- on-screen participant.
Das Films, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Titles:

Soul power (Motion picture)

Notes:

Originally released as a documentary film in 1996. Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio). Accompanying sheet includes an essay by critic Kelefa Sanneh. Featuring Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, B.B. King, Mobuto Sese Seko, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Thomas Hauser.

Contents:

Features: New, restored 4K digital transfer -- "Soul Power," a 2008 documentary about the Zaïre 74 music festival directed by Jefrey Kusama-Hinte -- New interview with producer David Sonenberg -- Interview from 1997 with director Leon Gast -- Trailer -- An essay by critic Kelefa Sanneh.

Summary:

"In 1974, Leon Gast traveled to Africa to film Zaire 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.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 998.

ISBN:

1681436515
9781681436517

UPC:

715515235914

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)