When We Were Kings . Weekly Alibi . 04-16-97

When We Were Kings

DIRECTED BY: Leon Gast

REVIEWED: 04-16-97

This Oscar-winning documentary about the media circus that surrounded 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle," is the most intense accounting of a sporting event I've ever witnessed. But like all great stories, When We Were Kings is about so much more than its simple subject. This isn't just about the time that Muhammad Ali fought George Foreman in Zaire. With pundits like Spike Lee and George Plimpton narrating the epic tale, Kings exudes all the mythic resonance of Gilgamesh and Enkidu knocking each other through the streets of Babylon. Exceptional.

Full Length Reviews
When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings

Capsule Reviews
When We Were Kings

Film Vault Suggested Links
Don't Look Back
The Education of Little Tree
East Side Story

Rate this Film
If you don't want to vote on a film yet, and would like to know how others voted, leave the rating selection as "Vote Here" and then click the Cast Vote button.