Release Date
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Original Release
October 25, 1996
1h 29m
When We Were Kings (1996)
⭐ 7.789 min
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.
Director
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Leon Gast
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 2.0
Cast
Muhammad Ali
Self
⭐5.8
George Foreman
Self
⭐8.8
Don King
Self
⭐5.1
James Brown
Self
⭐0.5
B.B. King
Self
⭐6.4
Spike Lee
Self
⭐9.1
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Self
⭐0.1
Norman Mailer
Self
⭐0.9
George Plimpton
Self
⭐3.9
Malick Bowens
Self
⭐3.2
Genres
DocumentaryTV MovieHistoryMusic
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