Soul Power (2009)

06/10/2009 (US) • 1h 33m

Documentary, Music

The greatest music festival that you have never seen.

Overview

Soul Power is a 2008 documentary film about the Zaire 74 music festival in Kinshasa which accompanied the Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in October 1974. The film was made from archival footage; other footage shot at the time focusing on the fight was edited to form the film When We Were Kings.

Top Billed Cast

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Don King

Self (archive footage)

Miriam Makeba

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

transporter

music festival

zaire

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