Story Line
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.
“The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle.”
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Muhammad Ali
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George Foreman
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Don King
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James Brown
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B.B. King
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Spike Lee
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1996-10-25
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
DocumentaryTV MovieHistoryMusic
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User Reviews (1)
pablogeezer
No rating•8/28/2013
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 po...