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When We Were Kings

directed by Leon Gast

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

19961h 29m★ 7.6
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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.

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self

George Foreman

George Foreman

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Don King

Don King

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James Brown

James Brown

Self

B.B. King

B.B. King

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Spike Lee

Spike Lee

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Mobutu Sese Seko

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Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

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Director

Leon Gast

Language

EN

Box Office

$3M

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