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When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 25, 1996

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

77%

Original Title

When We Were Kings

Production Companies

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

Director

Leon Gast

Revenue

$2,666,118

Description

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.