When We Were Kings

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.

• Release date
• October 25, 1996
• Runtime
• 89 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Leon Gast

Cast

Muhammad Ali Self George Foreman Self Don King Self James Brown Self B.B. King Self Spike Lee Self Mobutu Sese Seko Self Norman Mailer Self