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    When We Were Kings

    7.6(242)
    1h 29m
    1996-10-25
    EN

    Overview

    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.

    Trailer

    No trailer available.

    Cast

    Muhammad Ali  image
    SelfMuhammad Ali
    George Foreman  image
    SelfGeorge Foreman
    Don King  image
    SelfDon King
    James Brown  image
    SelfJames Brown
    B.B. King  image
    SelfB.B. King
    Spike Lee  image
    SelfSpike Lee
    No Image Found
    SelfMobutu Sese Seko
    Norman Mailer  image
    SelfNorman Mailer
    George Plimpton  image
    SelfGeorge Plimpton
    Malick Bowens  image
    SelfMalick Bowens
    No Image Found
    SelfLloyd Price
    Miriam Makeba  image
    SelfMiriam Makeba
    Drew Bundini Brown  image
    SelfDrew Bundini Brown
    No Image Found
    SelfOdessa Clay
    Howard Cosell  image
    SelfHoward Cosell
    Wilton Felder  image
    SelfWilton Felder
    No Image Found
    SelfWayne Henderson
    No Image Found
    SelfStix Hooper
    No Image Found
    SelfStewart Levin
    No Image Found
    SelfAlan Pariser

    Details

    Status
    Released
    Revenue
    $2,666,118
    Production Companies
    David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films
    Tagline
    "The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle."