Canada / Sep 04, 2008 / PG / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Franco Luombo | Self |
| Miriam Makeba | Self (archive footage) |
| Celia Cruz | Self (archive footage) |
| Hugh Masekela | Self (archive footage) |
| Johnny Pacheco | Self (archive footage) |
| George Plimpton | Self (archive footage) |
| Sweet Charles Sherrill | Self (archive footage) |
| Debbie Sledge | Self (archive footage) |
| Joni Sledge | Self (archive footage) |
| Kim Sledge | Self (archive footage) |
| Kathy Sledge | Self (archive footage) |
| Tomo Toro | Self (archive footage) |
| Stewart Levine | Self |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Soul Power |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Antidote Films |
| Official site | sonyclassics.com |
| Release date | 10 giugno 2009 |
| Production | Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, David Sonenberg, Leon Gast |
| Writer | Stewart Levine |
| Editing | David A. Smith |
| Cinematography | Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles, Paul Goldsmith, Roderick Young |
| Assistant directors | Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte |
| Lighting | Michael F. Barrow |
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| Camera operators | Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles, Paul Goldsmith, Roderick Young |
| Additional photography | Kevin Keating, Albert Maysles, Paul Goldsmith, Roderick Young |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Jun 10, 2009
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