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©1997
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1996
It's 1974, Muhammed Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Forman 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 backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set
Standard and widescreen formats. Includes interactive menus, film and cast biographies; digitally mastered
"The untold story of the Rumble in the Jungle"--container
Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Brown, B.B. King, Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, The Crusaders, The Spinners
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Dialogue in English with optional subtitles in French and Spanish
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature, 1997