When We Were Kings

Synopsis

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.

Watch the trailer

When & where

Streaming on

• Criterion Channel↗

Top of the call sheet

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  Muhammad Ali
  as Self
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  George Foreman
  as Self
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  Don King
  as Self
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  James Brown
  as Self
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  B.B. King
  as Self
• 
  Spike Lee
  as Self

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