Remembering 'When We Were Kings' Director Leon Gast - a podcast by WNYC Studios

Filmmaker Leon Gast died this week at age 84 leaving a rich legacy of work including his documentary “When We Were Kings” about Muhammad Ali in Africa. 

Gast took over 20 years to complete the film. It won an Oscar and he produced a follow up called “Soul Power.”

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