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When We Were Kings (1996) Movie Reviews

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Empire Magazine (David Parkinson)

One of the best and most emotionally affecting documentaries ever made....read the complete When We Were Kings (1996) review at Empire Magazine (David Parkinson)

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San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

At the height of his stardom, Muhammad Ali was possibly the most famous man on Earth. Cocky, dynamic, a tremendous athlete and a wizard at homespun, extemporaneous verbal gymnastics, Ali had the world on a string. It's that Ali, and not the ailing,...read the complete When We Were Kings (1996) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Edward Guthmann)

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The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)

The film's title ought to be When We Were King's Pawns. Don King maximized the media circus aspects from the start, as the razzle-dazzle directing of Leon Gast, helped in the editing by Taylor Hackford and others, makes electrically clear....read the complete When We Were Kings (1996) review at The New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)