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  • Starring: Don King, James Brown, Muhammad Ali
  • Summary: In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, Zaire. The dream-child of Hugh Masekela and Stewart Levine, this music festival became a reality when they convinced boxing promoter Don King to combine the event with “The Rumble in the Jungle,” the epic fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, previously chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary When We Were Kings. (Sony Classics)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Dan DeLuca
    100
    Explosively exciting film.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    90
    A vibrant and joyous new documentary.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Neil Young
    60
    While there's an awful lot to like about this infectious celebration of a remarkable event featuring some superb, larger-than-life performers at the top of their game, the enterprise comes across as a bit of a missed opportunity.

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