Academy Awards, USA 1997
| Won Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Leon Gast David Sonenberg |
Gramercy Pictures
Directed by Leon Gast
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Polygram)
Engrossing account of the "Rumble in the Jungle", a heavyweight boxing championship match that took place in Zaire, Africa, between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. Ali dominates the film, as he does real life, with non-stop talking belying both confidence and self-adulation. Foreman, on the other hand, is nearly absent, preferring to let his boxing do the talking. Then there is Don King, the organizer who almost outdoes Ali with his self-promotion. The pre-fight entertainment includes glimpses of James Brown and B.B. King in live performances. Finally we get to the boxing match itself, where Ali's strategy is as much mental as it is physical.
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