WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1996)

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When We Were Kings
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
Documentary, TV Movie, History, Music
October 25, 1996
English
1h 29m
United States
David Sonenberg Production
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 & Characters
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
Self
Odessa Clay
Self
Howard Cosell
Self
Wilton Felder
Self
Wayne Henderson
Self
Stix Hooper
Self
Stewart Levin
Self
Alan Pariser
Self
Dick Sadler
Self
Joe Sample
Self
Philippé Wynne
Self
Archie Moore
Self
Crew
Leon Gast
Director
Leon Gast
Writer
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Roderick Young
Director of Photography
Leon Gast
Producer
Taylor Hackford
Producer
David Sonenberg
Executive Producer