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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

United States of America

1970-03-24(US)
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Documentary
▪ 3h-5m

71^%

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Overview

A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.

Wendell FranklinAssistant Director
Al GramagliaSound Mixer
Joe DaliseraSound Mixer
James PerdueSound
Gary LeibmanSound Mixer
John CarterSupervising Editor

Top Billed Cast

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

A.D. King

Self (archive footage)

Dexter King

Self (archive footage)

Yolanda King

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King III

Self (archive footage)

Bernice King

Self (archive footage)

Ralph Abernathy

Self (archive footage)

Joan Baez

Self (archive footage)

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-27

I’m not sure this is an actual documentary. It has no editorial or narrative structure per se, what it presents us with is as comprehensive a chronology of Dr. Martin Luther King as it is possible to get. From his humble beginnings in an Alabama ridden with bigotry and strife, through to his assassination in 1968, this...

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