King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Movie · 3h 5m
The read
A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 92% of the 87 1970s documentary movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
Cast
- Martin Luther King Jr.Self (archive footage)
- Coretta Scott KingSelf (archive footage)
- A.D. KingSelf (archive footage)
- Dexter KingSelf (archive footage)
- Yolanda KingSelf (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King IIISelf (archive footage)
- Bernice KingSelf (archive footage)
- Ralph AbernathySelf (archive footage)
- Joan BaezSelf (archive footage)
- James BaldwinSelf (archive footage)
- Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)
- Tony BennettSelf (archive footage)
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Themes
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