Documentary / Historical / Sports
USA,
1996, 89 min
Directed by:
Leon GastCast:
Muhammad Ali, Don King, B.B. King, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, Malick Bowens, James Brown, Miriam Makeba, George Plimpton, Joe Frazier (a.f.), Drew Bundini Brown (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1997 - Best Documentary Feature
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1997 - Leon Gast (Truer than Fiction Award)
Critics Choice Awards
- 1997 - Best Documentary Feature
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996 - Leon Gast (Best Documentary/Non Fiction Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1996 - Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)