An engrossing documentary that's as much about a time and a place as it is about a fight.
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When We Were Kings

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Movie Info
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Director -
Leon Gast -
Producer -
Taylor Hackford , Leon Gast -
Distributor -
Gramercy Pictures , Polygram , Image Entertainment Inc. -
Production Co -
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 14, 1997, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 14, 2019 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.7M -
Runtime -
1h 24m