When We Were Kings (1997)

02/14/1997 1h 29m

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Muhammad Ali

as Self

Born 01/17/1942

Died 06/03/2016, age

George Foreman

as Self

Born 01/10/1949, age

Don King

as Self

Born 08/20/1931, age

James Brown

as Self

Born 05/03/1933

Died 12/25/2006, age

B.B. King

as Self

Born 09/16/1925

Died 05/14/2015, age

Spike Lee

as Self

Born 03/20/1957, age

Drew Bundini Brown

as Self

Born 03/21/1926

Died 08/24/1987, age

Archie Moore

as Self

Born 12/13/1913

Died 12/09/1998, age