When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings
“ The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle. ”
CINEMA1996-10-25
RegionUS / CD
Runtime89 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
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
DIRECTOR / Director
Leon Gast
KEYWORDS
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