Oct 25, 1996
89 min
Full-HD

When We Were Kings (1996)

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.

Category

Documentary TV Movie History Music

Country

United States of America

Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment David Sonenberg Production DAS Films Gramercy Pictures

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

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