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When We Were Kings

10/25/1996

|

1hr 29min

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Documentary

,TV Movie

,History

,Music

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Muhammad Ali
  • George Foreman
  • Don King
  • James Brown
  • B.B. King

    Directors

  • Leon Gast
  • Taylor Hackford
  • Albert Maysles

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
  • David Sonenberg Production
  • DAS Films
  • Gramercy Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

Cast

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman

Self

Don King

Self

James Brown

Self

B.B. King

Self

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self

Norman Mailer

Self

George Plimpton

Self

Malick Bowens

Self

Lloyd Price

Self

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