When We Were Kings

Synopsis

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.

Release date

25 Oct 1996

Directed by

Leon Gast

Runtime

1h 29m

Cast

Mohamed 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

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Malick Bowens

Self

LP

Lloyd Price

Self

Miriam Makeba

Self