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When We Were Kings

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

  • Movie
  • 1996
  • PG
  • 1h 29m

Directed by Leon Gast

7.6

TMDB audience rating
7.6 out of 10 from 264 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad AliSelf

  • George Foreman

    George ForemanSelf

  • Don King

    Don KingSelf

  • James Brown

    James BrownSelf

  • B.B. King

    B.B. KingSelf

  • Spike Lee

    Spike LeeSelf

  • Mobutu Sese Seko

    Mobutu Sese SekoSelf

  • Norman Mailer

    Norman MailerSelf

  • George Plimpton

    George PlimptonSelf

  • Malick Bowens

    Malick BowensSelf

  • Lloyd PriceSelf

  • Miriam Makeba

    Miriam MakebaSelf

  • Drew Bundini Brown

    Drew Bundini BrownSelf

  • Odessa ClaySelf

  • Howard Cosell

    Howard CosellSelf

  • Wilton FelderSelf

  • Wayne HendersonSelf

  • Stix HooperSelf

Director
Leon Gast
Writer
Leon Gast
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti, Paul Goldsmith and Kevin Keating