When We Were Kings (1996)
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
88 min
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.
- Release date
- October 25, 1996
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $2,789,985
Trailer
Cast
- Muhammad Ali as Self
- George Foreman as Self
- Don King as Self
- James Brown as Self
- B.B. King as Self
- Mobutu Sese Seko as Self (President of Zaire)
- Spike Lee as Self
- Norman Mailer as Self - Writer
- George Plimpton as Self - Writer
- Thomas Hauser as Self
Crew
- Leon Gast · Director
- Leon Gast · Producer
- Taylor Hackford · Producer
- Maryse Alberti · Cinematographer
- Paul Goldsmith · Cinematographer
- Kevin Keating · Cinematographer
- Albert Maysles · Cinematographer
- Leon Gast · Editor
- Taylor Hackford · Editor
- Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte · Editor
- Keith Robinson · Editor