When We Were Kings
Documentary
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
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.
1996-10-25
en
Cast
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
Miriam Makeba as Self
Drew Bundini Brown as Self
Howard Cosell as Self
Joe Sample as Self
Patrice Lumumba as Self