Don King
Nacimiento : 1931-08-20, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Donald "Don" King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter particularly known for his hairstyle and flamboyant personality. His career highlights include promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila", as well as orchestrating the ascent of Mike Tyson. King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Julio César Chávez, Andrew Golota, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr. and Marco Antonio Barrera.
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Self (Archival Footage)
Christy Martin broke boundaries and noses as she rose in the boxing world, but her public persona belied personal demons, abuse and a threat on her life.
Himself
Jacques Peretti goes back to Jackson’s beginnings, charting his rise and fall and seeking a fuller picture of this complex, contradictory character by exploring the clues that were missed.
Self (archive footage)
Como todos los días de la campaña presidencial de Donald Trump aparentemente generan nuevos titulares, este especial de dos horas examina el pasado del candidato cada vez más polarizado. Incluido es raramente visto el metraje de las entrevistas de Trump con Phil Donahue y sus comentarios sobre la política del piso de la convención republicana de 1988. Además, las celebridades, políticos y personas descritas como "cercanas a The Donald" influyen, incluyendo al ex senador estadounidense Al D'Amato (RN.Y.), el ex alcalde de Atlantic City Jim Whelen, el boxeador Mike Tyson y notorio "aprendiz" concursante Omarosa.
Himself
Por su descomunal personalidad y sus feroces golpes, Mike Tyson dominó el mundo del boxeo durante los 80 y los 90. Incluso cuando "Iron Mike" estaba en la cárcel, la categoría de pesos pesados le seguía perteneciendo. Mientras tanto, como si fuese Ahab esperando pacientemente para capturar a la enorme ballena, Evander Holyfield aguantó durante años para tener la oportunidad de derribar a Tyson.
Himself
Documental que retrata la vida de Chuck Werner, el boxeador en el que Sylvester Stallone se basó para crear el guión de Rocky Balboa.
Himself
La arrolladora historia de los hermanos más famosos del mundo del boxeo, Vitali y Wladimir Klitschko. Son dos atletas excepcionales que, por encima de todo, son hermanos. Este documental narra la vida y carreras de ambos comenzando por la instrucción en su niñez en Ucrania, pasando por sus primeros años en el boxeo hasta llegar al estrellato internacional y convertirse en leyendas del deporte.
Self
A documentary feature film about a cinematographer who is caught in a mass arrest. His film crew's videotape of the incident leads to a civil rights lawsuit, uncovers a police spying ring and launches his personal investigation in to the weird world of domestic surveillance. With special appearances by Andre '3000' Benjamin, Barack Obama, The Bush Twins, Cornel West, Al Sharpton and Don King.
Himself (archive footage)
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.
Promotor
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
Self
In 1974, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman held their heavyweight title fight in Zaire, billing it as the "Rumble in the Jungle". A three-day music festival was staged concurrently, and B.B. King was the headlining act. Anyone who has ever had the fortune to see B.B. King play live, even in his later, seated years knows that he is a consummate showman. B.B. King: Live in Africa '74 presents the man at the peak of his powers, as a performer and as a player.
Himself
Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) es un joven y brillante abogado que nunca ha perdido un caso. Vive en Florida y parece feliz con su esposa, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron). Un día, recibe la visita de un abogado de Nueva York, que representa a un poderoso bufete que tiene la intención de contratarlo. Al frente de la prestigiosa empresa se encuentra John Milton (Al Pacino), un hombre mundano, brillante y carismático, que alberga planes muy oscuros con respecto a Lomax.
Self
Estados Unidos, 1974. La resaca del Watergate y la dimisión de Nixon, el activismo negro y, sobre todo, los míticos combates de boxeo -especialmente el de Muhammad Ali contra George Foreman en el Zaire- en los que Ali, un hombre negro llegaría a ser un símbolo para su raza, son el telón de fondo de este documental.
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali. He is known as the most thrilling athlete of all time... he is known as The Greatest. The remarkable story of how he became one of the most loved, hated, intriguing, and controversial figures in American history is brought to life in the 6-hour series, Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story. Episode 1: Olympic Gold. Episode 2: The Youngest Heavyweight Champion. Episode. 3: Exile. Episode 4: The Road Back. Episode 5: The Rumble In The Jungle Episode. 6: The Thrilla In Manila.
Self (archive footage)
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
Self - Choir Member
Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
Don King
Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.
Self
A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with clips from classic films and a variety of stock footage.
INC Executive
In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's daughter, no less) who's leading a protest against the company's shady business practices. "Saturday Night Live" writer-performer Michael O'Donoghue scripted this satire co-starring Danny DeVito and Jane Seymour.
Singer-turned-boxer Andy 'Kid' Clave signs a contract with a shady promoter Joaquin Vargas. But Clave turns against Vargas when the promoter's thugs kill Clave's girlfriend when he thinks about backing out of the contract. While seeking a way to get revenge against Vargas, Clave learns that he has a blood clot in his head. But nothing will deter him from getting his revenge and making a shot at the title.
