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When We Were Kings (1996)

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

  • Oct 25, 1996
  • 1h 29m
  • PG

7.6/10

TMDB user score
264 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary film directed by Leon Gast. Its leading cast includes Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Don King. It runs for 1 hour 29 minutes.

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 29 minutes
Age rating (US)
PG
Language
English
Audience signal
7.6/10 from 264 TMDB votes

Trailer

WHEN WE WERE KINGS TRAILER 1996 · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • 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
  • Drew Bundini Brown Self
  • Odessa Clay Self
  • Howard Cosell Self
  • Wilton Felder Self
  • Wayne Henderson Self
  • Stix Hooper Self

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