- Country: USA
- Genres: Documentary, Sport
- Release: 1997-02-14
- Director: Leon Gast
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English | French
- Stars: Muhammad Ali , George Foreman , Don King
- Runtime: 88 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 5 nominations total
- AKA: Quando eravamo re (Italy) , Όταν ήμασταν βασιλιάδες (Greece) , When We Were Kings. Cuando éramos reyes (Spain) , Quando Éramos Reis (Brazil) , When We Were Kings - Einst waren wir Könige (Germany) , Amikor királyok voltunk - Muhammad Ali (Hungary) , When We Were Kings (Canada) , モハメド・アリ かけがえのない日々 (Japan) , When We Were Kings , Ringens kungar (Sweden) , Kiedy byliśmy królami (Poland) , Когда мы были королями (Russian Federation) , Kelebek Gibi Uçar Ari Gibi Sokarım (Turkey) , When We Were Kings (United States of America) , When We Were Kings (Australia) , Kehäkuninkaat (Finland) , Os Campeões do Boxe (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , When We Were Kings (United Kingdom) , When We Were Kings (France, French Republic)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0118147
When We Were Kings Cast · · · ALL
Leon Gast
Director
Muhammad Ali
Self
George Foreman
Self
Don King
Self
James Brown
Self
B.B. King
Self
Spike Lee
Self
Mobutu Sese Seko
Self
Norman Mailer
Self
George Plimpton
Self
Malick Bowens
Self
Miriam Makeba
Self
Drew Bundini Brown
Self
Odessa Clay
Self
Howard Cosell
Self
Wilton Felder
Self
Stix Hooper
Self
Stewart Levin
Self
Alan Pariser
Self
Danny ‘Big Black’ Rey
Self
Dick Sadler
Self
Joe Sample
Self
Philippé Wynne
Self
Archie Moore
Self
Lola Love
Self
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)