When We Were Kings (1996)

ALL 10/25/1996 (en) Documentary 89 Min
  • Release
    10/25/1996
  • Production
    PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films, Gramercy Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    77.08%
  • Original title
    When We Were Kings
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 2,666,118.00
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The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Overview

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.

  1. Leon Gast

    Director

  2. Story



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When We Were Kings (1996) 89 Min

ALL 10/25/1996 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/25/1996
  • Production
    PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films, Gramercy Pictures
  • Original title When We Were Kings
  • en
  • Revenue2,666,118.00

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Overview

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.

  1. Leon Gast

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Keith Robinson

    Editor

  4. Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford

    Producer