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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

When we were kings / a film by Leon Gast & Taylor Hackford ; 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:

Special edition.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]

Description:

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sheet (17 cm x 70 cm folded to 17 cm x 12 cm).

4 3/4 in.

stamping

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

Summary:

In 1974, Leon Gast traveled to Africa to film Zaire 74; a music festival planned to accompany the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali₂s heavyweight championship fight against George Foreman. This documentary captures the charismatic boxer training for one of the toughest bouts of his career.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: PG; for images of violence, brief nudity and some language.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 998.

Subjects:

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016.

Foreman, George, 1949-2025

Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.

Boxing matches -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 20th century.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Biographical films.

Sports films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Gast, Leon, film director, film producer, editor of moving image work.

Sonenberg, David, film producer.

Hackford, Taylor, 1944- film producer. editor of moving image work.

Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016, on-screen participant.

Foreman, George, 1949-2025 on-screen participant.

Das Films, production company.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Soul power.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio).

Accompanying sheet includes an essay by critic Kelefa Sanneh.

Cinematography, Maryse Alberti, Paul Goldsmith, Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles, Roderick Young ; editors, Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte, Keith Robinson.

Featuring Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, B.B. King, Mobuto Sese Seko, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Thomas Hauser.

DVD; NTSC, region 1, Widescreen (1.78:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Contents:

Special 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.

ISBN:

9781681436517

1681436515

9781681436517 : DVD

1681436515 : DVD

Publisher Number:

CC3079DDVD

CC3079D

Other Number:

1113940820

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

814499

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 796.83 When we