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25/10/1996 Documentary 1h 29m
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The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.

Overview

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.

  1. Leon Gast

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Muhammad Ali

    Self

  2. George Foreman

    Self

  3. Don King

    Self

  4. James Brown

    Self

  5. B.B. King

    Self

  6. Spike Lee

    Self

  7. Mobutu Sese Seko

    Self

  8. Norman Mailer

    Self

  9. George Plimpton

    Self

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by pablogeezer
Written by pablogeezer on 2013-08-28
Roger Ebert
February 27, 1997

The heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire on Oct. 30, 1974--”The Rumble in the Jungle”--is enshrined as one of the great sports events of the century. It was also a cultural and political happening.

Into the capital of Kinshasa flew planeloads of performers for an “African Woodstock,” TV crews, Howard Cosell at the head of an international contingent of sports journalists, celebrity fight groupies like Norman Mailer and George Plimpton, and of course the two principals: Ali, then still controversial because of his...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$2,789,985.00

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