When We Were Kings
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When We Were Kings

7.9 / 10 | 1h 28m | United States
1997 | Documentary | Sport
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.

Cast List (19)

Leon Gast
Leon Gast
Director
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
Mobutu Sese Seko
Mobutu Sese Seko
Self (President of Zaire)
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Self
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Self - Writer
George Plimpton
George Plimpton
Self - Writer
Thomas Hauser
Thomas Hauser
Self
Malick Bowens
Malick Bowens
Self - Artist
Lloyd Price
Lloyd Price
Self - Concert Promoter
The Spinners
The Spinners
Themselves
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Self
Drew Bundini Brown
Drew Bundini Brown
Self - Ali's Ass't Trainer
Odessa Clay
Odessa Clay
Self - Ali's Mother
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell
Self - ABC Sports
Wilton Felder
Wilton Felder
Self

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