When We Were Kings (1996)

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PG | 1 hr 32 mins | Documentary | Released: 10/25/1996 |Box Office Total: $2.6M

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Synopsis:

On September 25, 1974, in the wake of one of the greatest political scandals in its history, Watergate, America was poised to watch a knockout punch that would redefine it as a nation of champions. In the atmosphere of a three-ring circus, in a little known country ruled by a military dictator, on the little noticed continent of Africa, two American fighters held the world's attention. One would capture the world's imagination. But, four days before the scheduled "Rumble in the Jungle," as the heavyweight championship match up between reigning title holder George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali was called, the promoters announced that there would be a six week delay. And in that time span, as the international media took in the rhythms of the music and the mysterious beauty of the land, and as anticipation for the fight mounted an entirely new phenomenon evolved: black Americans saw their own generational crossroads reflected in the contrasting images Foreman and Ali.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/25/1996

Director	Credit
Leon Gast	Director
Cast	Credit
Muhammad Ali	Himself
George Foreman	Himself
Don King	Himself
James Brown	Himself
B B King	Himself
Mobutu Sese Seko	Himself - The President of Zaire
Spike Lee	Himself
Norman Mailer	Himself
George Plimpton	Himself
Thomas Hauser	Himself
Malick Bowens	Himself
Lloyd Price	Himself
The Spinners	Themselves
Jazz Crusaders	Themselves
Miriam Makeba	Herself
Production Credits	Credit
Vikram Jayanti	Co-Producer
David Sonenberg	Producer
David Sonenberg	Executive Producer
Keith Robinson	Co-Producer
Leon Gast	Producer
Taylor Hackford	Producer
Stuart Levine	Producer - concert producer
Hugh Masakala	Producer - concert producer
Lloyd Price	Producer - concert producer
Production Companies	Credit
DAS Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Polygram Films International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide	Theatrical Distributor
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Bontonfilm	Theatrical Distributor
Entertain Group	Theatrical Distributor
Film Camera	Credit
Egon Stephan	Camera - camera technician
Maryse Alberti	Cinematographer
Howard Bingham	Photography - still photography
Mark Ginsberg	Color Timer
Paul Goldsmith	Cinematographer
Kevin Keating	Cinematographer
Albert Maysles	Cinematographer
Roderick Young	Cinematographer
Bob Fletcher	Cinematographer - cinematography
Joseph Galloway	Cinematographer - cinematography
Wardell Gaynor	Cinematographer - cinematography
Jack Harris	Cinematographer - cinematography
Roy Lewis	Cinematographer - cinematography
Roland Mitchell	Cinematographer - cinematography
Karma Stanley	Cinematographer - cinematography
Burleigh Wartes	Cinematographer - cinematography
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Fred Wesley	Song Performer
Rick Rowe	Music - music pre-mix
Miriam Makeba	Song
Scot McCracken	Music Supervisor
L'Orchestre Afrisa International	Music Performer
James Brown	Song - songs
Peter Denenberg	Music - post music mixing
Miriam Makeba	Song Performer
Alfred James Ellis	Song - songs
James Brown	Song Performer
Tabu Ley Rochereau	Music
The Crusaders	Song Performer
Wayne Henderson	Song
The Spinners	Song Performer
Thomas Bell	Song
Linda Creed	Song
B B King	Song Performer
B B King	Song
OK Jazz	Song Performer
Joe Josea	Song
Brian McKnight	Song Performer
Franco Luongo	Song
Diana King	Song Performer
Andy Marvel	Song - song producer
John Forte	Song Performer
Fugees	Song Performer
Andy Marvel	Song
Amy Powers	Song
Busta Rhymes	Song Performer
ABBA	Song Performer
Arnie Roman	Song
Wyclef Jean	Song - song producer
Wyclef Jean	Song
Lauren Hill	Song - song producer
Lauren Hill	Song
Benny Andersson	Song
Bjorn Ulvaes	Song
Stig Anderson	Song
Chip Taylor	Song
QTip	Song
Malik Taylor	Song
Trevor Smith	Song
John Forte	Song
A Tribe Called Quest	Song
Warren Riker	Song - song engineer
Production Management	Credit
Barrie Singer	Production Manager
Robert Warmflash	Post-Production Supervisor
Chip Monck	Line Producer - concert line producer
John Ginnes	Production Coordinator
St Claire Bourne	Unit Manager
Ossie Brown	Unit Manager
Louise Marshall	Production Coordinator
Sound	Credit
Bill Markle	Audio Post-Production
Frank Morrone	Sound Mixer - mixer
Gary Kelgern	Sound - concert sound recording
Robert Cardelli	Sound Editor
Gene Defever	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Petur Hliddal	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Alan Manger	Sound - concert sound recording
Ed Lockman	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Chris Stone	Sound - concert sound recording
Bill McManus	Sound - concert sound recording
Tony Miller	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Mark Paturet	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Bill Dalay	Sound - location sound coordinator
Bernard Fox	Sound - location sound coordinator
Randal Shepard	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Richard Wells	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist
Shane Zarantash	Sound Recordist - location sound recordist

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