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When We Were Kings (1996)

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

89 minDocumentary
TMDb7.6/10255 votes

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.

Country: United States, Congo - Kinshasa

Director: Leon Gast

Cast

Muhammad Ali as Self

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman as Self

George Foreman

Self

Don King as Self

Don King

Self

James Brown as Self

James Brown

Self

B.B. King as Self

B.B. King

Self

Spike Lee as Self

Spike Lee

Self

Mobutu Sese Seko as Self

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self

Norman Mailer as Self

Norman Mailer

Self

George Plimpton as Self

George Plimpton

Self

Malick Bowens as Self

Malick Bowens

Self

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Lloyd Price

Self

Miriam Makeba as Self

Miriam Makeba

Self

Drew Bundini Brown as Self

Drew Bundini Brown

Self

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Odessa Clay

Self

Keywords

Plot:boxerblack magicworld championzairepsychic powersympathyendurancesports documentarypower of loveheavyweight championboxingracist stereotypeheavyweight boxerpower of the peoplesemi-biographicalboxing championsoul musicafrican musicanti-racismafrican dictatorblack powermusic concertsports iconboxing matchmuhammad alipower of positive thinking
Place:africa

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