When We Were Kings

Summary

When We Were Kings is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• When We Were Kings received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[3].
• When We Were Kings received the Sundance Special Jury Recognition^[4].
• When We Were Kings's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• When We Were Kings's director is recorded as Leon Gast^[6].
• When We Were Kings's composer is recorded as Lauryn Hill^[7].
• When We Were Kings's genre is recorded as documentary film^[8].
• When We Were Kings's genre is recorded as boxing film^[9].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Muhammad Ali^[10].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Don King^[11].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Q188969^[12].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Spike Lee^[13].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Norman Mailer^[14].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Malick Bowens^[15].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Miriam Makeba^[16].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as George Plimpton^[17].
• When We Were Kings's cast member is recorded as Joe Frazier^[18].
• When We Were Kings's producer is recorded as Leon Gast^[19].
• When We Were Kings's producer is recorded as Taylor Hackford^[20].
• When We Were Kings's producer is recorded as David Sonenberg^[21].
• When We Were Kings's production company is recorded as PolyGram Filmed Entertainment^[22].
• When We Were Kings's director of photography is recorded as Maryse Alberti^[23].
• When We Were Kings's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0118147^[24].
• When We Were Kings's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[25].
• When We Were Kings's distribution format is recorded as video on demand^[26].
• When We Were Kings's review score is recorded as 98%^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Leon Gast^[19], Taylor Hackford^[20], and David Sonenberg^[21]. When We Were Kings's director is recorded as Leon Gast^[6]. Cast members include Muhammad Ali^[10], Don King^[11], Q188969^[12], Spike Lee^[13], Norman Mailer^[14], and Malick Bowens^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28], +1997-05-22T00:00:00Z^[29], +1996-10-25T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1997-02-14T00:00:00Z^[31]. When We Were Kings's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[25]. Genres include documentary film^[8] and boxing film^[9].

Subject and Themes

When We Were Kings's main subject is recorded as boxing^[32].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[3], an award for best film by genre^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1942^[35] and Sundance Special Jury Recognition^[4]. Reviews include 98%^[27], 8.5/10^[36], and 83/100^[37].

Why It Matters

When We Were Kings ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

What awards did When We Were Kings receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film^[3] and Sundance Special Jury Recognition^[4].