When We Were Kings (1996)

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.

Cast

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Muhammad Ali
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George Foreman
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L Lloyd Price
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Miriam Makeba
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Drew Bundini Brown
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O Odessa Clay
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Howard Cosell
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W Wilton Felder
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W Wayne Henderson
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S Stix Hooper
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S Stewart Levin
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A Alan Pariser
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Don King
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D Danny 'Big Black' Rey
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D Dick Sadler
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Joe Sample
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P Philippé Wynne
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Archie Moore
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L Lola Love
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Sonny Liston
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J Jersey Joe Walcott
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Joe Frazier
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James Brown
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B.B. King
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Spike Lee
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M Mobutu Sese Seko
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Norman Mailer
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George Plimpton
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Malick Bowens

Crew

Director
L Leon Gast
Producer
L Leon Gast
Producer
Taylor Hackford
Executive Producer
D David Sonenberg
Director of Photography
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
P Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
K Kevin Keating
Director of Photography
Albert Maysles
Director of Photography
R Roderick Young
Editor
L Leon Gast
Editor
Taylor Hackford
Editor
J Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Co-Producer
V Vikram Jayanti
Editor
K Keith Robinson
Co-Producer
K Keith Robinson
Writer
L Leon Gast
Assistant Camera
J Joe Arcidiacono
Post Production Assistant
J Jamie Ware Billett