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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.4(13)19703h 5m1

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.

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German
  • civil war
  • alabama
  • racism
  • segregation

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)24 Mar 1970
  • FranceFR

    • Physical18 Oct 2016
    • Theatrical22 Aug 2018

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis was released on 24 March 1970.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/27/2025

    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 uses a phenomenal amount of archive research to illustrate the power of his oratory. His speeches a…

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