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When We Were Kings (1996)
Directed by Leon Gast
“The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.”
Documentary · 1h 29m
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
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Don King
James Brown
B.B. King
Spike Lee
Mobutu Sese Seko
Norman Mailer
George Plimpton
Malick Bowens
Miriam Makeba
Crew
- Director
- Leon Gast
- Writer
- Leon Gast
- Director of Photography
- Paul Goldsmith, Maryse Alberti, Kevin Keating, Roderick Young, Albert Maysles
- Editor
- Leon Gast, Taylor Hackford, Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte, Keith Robinson
- Producer
- Taylor Hackford, Leon Gast
Details
- Release date
- 1996-10-25
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, French
- Countries
- United States of America, Congo
- Production
- David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films
- Box office
- $2,789,985