The read
It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Orlando BagwellDirector
- Orlando BagwellWriter
- Steve BagwellWriter
- Steve FayerWriter
Cast
- Alfre WoodardNarrator
- Maya AngelouSelf
- Ossie DavisSelf
- John Henrik ClarkeSelf
- Alex HaleySelf
- Betty ShabazzSelf
- Cyril McGuireSelf
- Mike WallaceSelf
- Peter GoldmanSelf
- Benjamin 2XSelf
- Sharon 10XSelf
Stills
Themes
civil rights