Twenty-two years in the making, this documentary chronicles one of the most famous heavyweight championship bouts in history, the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974. Along with highlights of underdog Ali`s stunning victory and infamous Rope-A-Dope tactics, the film also covers the back-story of the event and its cultural significance, with footage of Ali`s goodwill tours, concert footage featuring B.B. King and James Brown, interviews with George Plimpton, Norman Mailer and Don King, and more. Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature.
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