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.
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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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Mobutu Sese Seko
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Norman Mailer
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George Plimpton
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Malick Bowens
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Director
Leon Gast
Tagline
"The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$2,789,985
Production
David Sonenberg Production, DAS Films
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August 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 political happening. Into the capital of Kinshasa flew planeloads of performers for an “African Woodstock,” TV crews, Howard Cosell at the head of an...
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