When We Were Kings

Oct 25, 1996

1h 29m

★ 7.7

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Overview

It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

History

Music

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

David Sonenberg Production

DAS Films

Gramercy Pictures

When We Were Kings Trailers

Cast

Self

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman

Self

Don King

Self

James Brown

Self

B.B. King

Self

Spike Lee

Self

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self

Norman Mailer

Self

George Plimpton

Self

Malick Bowens

Self

Lloyd Price

Self

Miriam Makeba

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