When We Were Kings – Movie Profile
Movie: When We Were Kings.
Released: 1996.
IMDB rank: 7.7.
IMDB link.
Notes: When We Were Kings is a documentary about the Rumble in the Jungle, about two of the greatest boxers that ever lived – Ali and Foreman – and possibly the greatest boxing match ever. The match took place in 1974 in Zaire, with Foreman the champ and just a few years out of his teens, and Ali already 32. The colorful Don King is the promoter, paying each boxer $5mil apiece. The music includes people like James Brown and B.B. King, and the documentary is comprised of event footage as well as interviews with numerous well-known people from the entertainment industry.
Director: Leon Gast.
Categories: Documentary, History, Sport.
Writer(s): n/a
Cast: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown, Spike Lee, Norman Mailer, Howard Cosell, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston.
Runtime: 89 min.
Trailer:
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