Film

When We Were Kings

1996 · 1h 29m · Documentary

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

IMDb

7.9

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

83

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.

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

• Leon GastDirector · Producer · Editor · Writer
• Taylor HackfordProducer · Editor
• David SonenbergExecutive Producer
• Paul GoldsmithDirector of Photography
• Maryse AlbertiDirector of Photography
• Albert MayslesDirector of Photography
• Kevin KeatingDirector of Photography
• Roderick YoungDirector of Photography
• Jeffrey Kusama-HinteEditor
• Keith RobinsonEditor

WHEN WE WERE KINGS TRAILER 1996

Release date

October 25, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Revenue

$2,789,985

Genres

Documentary

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