When We Were Kings (1996)
DocumentaryTV MovieHistoryMusic
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: Leon Gast
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Muhammad Ali as Self |
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George Foreman as Self |
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Don King as Self |
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James Brown as Self |
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B.B. King as Self |
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Spike Lee as Self |
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Mobutu Sese Seko as Self |
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Norman Mailer as Self |
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George Plimpton as Self |
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Malick Bowens as Self |
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Lloyd Price as Self |
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Miriam Makeba as Self |
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Drew Bundini Brown as Self |
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Odessa Clay as Self |
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Howard Cosell as Self |
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Wilton Felder as Self |
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Wayne Henderson as Self |
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Stix Hooper as Self |
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Stewart Levin as Self |
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Alan Pariser as Self |
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Danny 'Big Black' Rey as Self |
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Dick Sadler as Self |
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Joe Sample as Self |
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Philippé Wynne as Self |
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Archie Moore as Self |
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Lola Love as Self |
| Camera | Paul Goldsmith | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Leon Gast | Director |
| Production | David Sonenberg | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Maryse Alberti | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Albert Maysles | Director of Photography |
| Production | Leon Gast | Producer |
| Production | Taylor Hackford | Producer |
| Camera | Kevin Keating | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Taylor Hackford | Editor |
| Editing | Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | Editor |
| Camera | Roderick Young | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Leon Gast | Editor |
| Production | Vikram Jayanti | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Jamie Ware Billett | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Keith Robinson | Editor |
| Production | Keith Robinson | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Leon Gast | Writer |
| Camera | Joe Arcidiacono | Assistant Camera |