When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings (1996)

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

  • Genre: Documentary, TV Movie, History, Music
  • Release Date: 1996-10-25
  • User Rating: 7.7/10 from 221 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Leon Gast
star 7.7/10
From 221 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Muhammad Ali

    as Self

  • George Foreman

    as Self

  • Don King

    as Self

  • James Brown

    as Self

  • B.B. King

    as Self

  • Spike Lee

    as Self

  • Mobutu Sese Seko

    as Self

  • Norman Mailer

    as Self

  • George Plimpton

    as Self

  • Malick Bowens

    as Self

  • Lloyd Price

    as Self

  • Miriam Makeba

    as Self

  • Drew Bundini Brown

    as Self

  • Odessa Clay

    as Self

  • Howard Cosell

    as Self

  • Wilton Felder

    as Self

  • Wayne Henderson

    as Self

  • Stix Hooper

    as Self

  • Stewart Levin

    as Self

  • Alan Pariser

    as Self

  • Danny 'Big Black' Rey

    as Self

  • Dick Sadler

    as Self

  • Joe Sample

    as Self

  • Philippé Wynne

    as Self

  • Archie Moore

    as Self

  • Lola Love

    as Self

  • Sonny Liston

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Joe Frazier

    as Self (archive footage)
Camera Paul Goldsmith Director of Photography
Directing Leon Gast Director
Production David Sonenberg Executive Producer
Camera Maryse Alberti Director of Photography
Camera Albert Maysles Director of Photography
Production Leon Gast Producer
Production Taylor Hackford Producer
Camera Kevin Keating Director of Photography
Editing Taylor Hackford Editor
Editing Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte Editor
Camera Roderick Young Director of Photography
Editing Leon Gast Editor
Production Vikram Jayanti Co-Producer
Crew Jamie Ware Billett Post Production Assistant
Editing Keith Robinson Editor
Production Keith Robinson Co-Producer
Writing Leon Gast Writer
Camera Joe Arcidiacono Assistant Camera

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