When We Were Kings
The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
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10/25/1996Runtime
89 minsOverview
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.
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A thrilling celebration of Ali's underdog comeback and the cultural moment that surrounded it, woven through with music, politics, and the raw humanity behind a legendary fight. This is a documentary about triumph, but also about what it meant to be Black, powerful, and unapologetic in the 1970s.
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