Plot:

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.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

Muhammad Ali
Self

George Foreman
Self

Don King
Self

James Brown
Self

B.B. King
Self

Spike Lee
Self

Leon Gast
Director

Taylor Hackford
Producer

David Sonenberg
Executive Producer

Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography

Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography

Kevin Keating
Director of Photography

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