When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings (1996)

Directed by Leon Gast

1h 29m

Documentary

| TV Movie

| History

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

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

Spike Lee

Spike Lee

Self

Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko

Self

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Self

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self

Crew

Paul Goldsmith

Paul Goldsmith

Director of Photography

Leon Gast

Leon Gast

Director

David Sonenberg

David Sonenberg

Executive Producer

Maryse Alberti

Maryse Alberti

Director of Photography

Albert Maysles

Albert Maysles

Director of Photography

Leon Gast

Leon Gast

Producer

Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford

Producer

Kevin Keating

Kevin Keating

Director of Photography

Taylor Hackford

Taylor Hackford

Editor

More Like This

World War C
Apö Karim, Ambassadeur de l'Himalaya
The Ghost and the Darkness
The Fabulous History of Skiing