The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.
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.
$2,789,985
October 25, 1996
David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films
27 people
Muhammad Ali
Self
Acting
George Foreman
Self
Acting
Don King
Self
Acting
James Brown
Self
Acting
B.B. King
Self
Acting
Spike Lee
Self
Directing
Mobutu Sese Seko
Self
Acting
Norman Mailer
Self
Acting
George Plimpton
Self
Acting
Malick Bowens
Self
Acting
Lloyd Price
Self
Acting
Miriam Makeba
Self
Acting
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