When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings (1996)

Released: 1996-10-25 Duration: 1hr 29min
Rating 7.7
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
David Sonenberg Production
DAS Films
Gramercy Pictures
Gramercy Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $2,666,118.00
Original Language en
Popularity 13.516

Directed By

Leon Gast

Crew

Director
Leon Gast
Producer
Leon Gast
Producer
Taylor Hackford
Executive Producer
David Sonenberg
Director of Photography
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
Roderick Young
Editor
Leon Gast
Co-Producer
Vikram Jayanti
Post Production Assistant
Jamie Ware Billett
Co-Producer
Keith Robinson
Writer
Leon Gast
Assistant Camera
Joe Arcidiacono

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