Movie·1996·1h 29m
When We Were Kings
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
David Sonenberg, Leon Gast
Cinematography
Paul Goldsmith
Editor
Leon Gast
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
George Plimpton
Self
Malick Bowens
Self
Lloyd Price
Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Drew Bundini Brown
Self
Odessa Clay
Self
Howard Cosell
Self
Wilton Felder
Self
Wayne Henderson
Self
Stix Hooper
Self
// crew
Crew
David Sonenberg
Executive Producer
Leon Gast
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Taylor Hackford
Producer, Editor
Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Roderick Young
Director of Photography
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Editor
Keith Robinson
Editor
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