When We Were Kings

IMDb: 8

Kinopoisk: 7.3

Country: USA

Year: 1996

Genre: Documentary, Sport

Cast:Don King, George Foreman, Leon Gast, Muhammad Ali, Taylor Hackford, Vikram Jayanti

About “When We Were Kings”:

When We Were Kings is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship boxing match that was held on October 30, 1974, in Zaire between world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. It features archival footage of celebrities, including James Brown, B.B. King, and promoter Don King, in the lead-up to the fight and accompanying Zaire 74 music festival, alongside interview footage of Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, Malick Bowens and Thomas Hauser from the 1990s.