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When We Were Kings (1996)

When We Were Kings (1996)

Music History TV Movie Documentary

The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Release Date: 1996, October 25
Directors: Leon Gast
Countries: Congo, United States of America
Production: David Sonenberg Production, Das Films
Cast: George Plimpton, Don King, James Brown, Malick Bowens, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Danny 'Big Black' Rey, Drew Bundini Brown, B.B. King, Howard Cosell, Norman Mailer, Lloyd Price

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.

Keywords:

black magic boxer anti-racism power of love africa psychic power racist stereotype world champion boxing boxing champion african music semi-biographical endurance boxing match soul music music concert sports documentary sympathy black power african dictator power of the people zaire heavyweight champion heavyweight boxer sports icon muhammad ali power of positive thinking