When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

1996 en 89 minutes

Rating: 7.7

Plot

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

Cast

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman

George Foreman

Self

Don King

Don King

Self

James Brown

James Brown

Self

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self

Malick Bowens

Malick Bowens

Self

Lloyd Price

Lloyd Price

Self

Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba

Self

Drew Bundini Brown

Drew Bundini Brown

Self

Odessa Clay

Odessa Clay

Self

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Self

Wilton Felder

Wilton Felder

Self

Wayne Henderson

Wayne Henderson

Self

Stix Hooper

Stix Hooper

Self

Stewart Levin

Stewart Levin

Self

Alan Pariser

Alan Pariser

Self

Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Danny 'Big Black' Rey

Self

Dick Sadler

Dick Sadler

Self

Joe Sample

Joe Sample

Self

Philippé Wynne

Philippé Wynne

Self

Archie Moore

Archie Moore

Self

Lola Love

Lola Love

Self

Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston

Self (archive footage)

Jersey Joe Walcott

Jersey Joe Walcott

Self (archive footage)

Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier

Self (archive footage)

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