When We Were Kings
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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Cast
Muhammad Ali
George Foreman
Don King
James Brown
B.B. King
Spike Lee
Mobutu Sese Seko
Norman Mailer
George Plimpton
Malick Bowens
Lloyd Price
Miriam Makeba
Drew Bundini Brown
Odessa Clay
Howard Cosell
Wilton Felder
Wayne Henderson
Stix Hooper
Stewart Levin
Alan Pariser
Danny 'Big Black' Rey
Dick Sadler
Joe Sample
Philippé Wynne
Archie Moore
Lola Love
Patrice Lumumba
