Review of When We Were Kings (1996) by Clint F — 09 Sep 2007

Legendary documentary about a legendary fight.

This review of When We Were Kings (1996) was written by Clint F on 09 Sep 2007.

When We Were Kings has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Rob E (127) on 07 Oct 2011

Great documentary about the greatest fight in the history of sport mohammad ali was a king , I hope everyone watch it :) you can find it in netflix…

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By Rose T (31) on 07 Oct 2011

When We Were Kings shows the 1974 fight between Muhammed Ali and George Forman…

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By Kenneth L (949) on 15 Oct 2010

This is quite a good documentary. Muhammad Ali is just so much fun to watch. The man was walking charisma…

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By Rudy P (8) on 05 Nov 2011

When we were kings is not only an exceptional documentary, it sheds more light into Muhammad Ali and George Foreman psyche, interesting factors…

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By Lorenzo V (626) on 30 Jun 2012

Muhammad Ali, he was like a sleeping elephant. You can do whatever you want around a sleeping elephant; whatever you want…

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By Russell Smith (106) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 24 Mar 2011

The stunning vitality and passion of this film arises not only from the high-voltage personalities involved (especially Ali and King) but from…

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By Darwin K (201) on 19 Sep 2011

Ali is truly the greatest of all time. very engaging persona…

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By John W (1,851) on 16 Sep 2011

This nearly made a boxing fan out of me. See it at your first opportunity to do so…

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By Jake P (1,308) on 31 Aug 2012

The events and characters could almost be a work of fiction…

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By Scott C (2,765) on 03 Apr 2013

This didn't even need to be about The Rumble in the Jungle. 90 minutes of just documenting Ali's charisma would have gotten four stars…

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