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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet
Overview
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King’s speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars.
Length 185 minutes
Actors
Martin Luther King | Coretta Scott King | A.D. King | Dexter King | Yolanda King | Martin Luther King III | Bernice King | Ralph Abernathy | Joan Baez | James Baldwin | Harry Belafonte | Tony Bennett | Leonard Bernstein | Marlon Brando | H. Rap Brown | Stokely Carmichael | Diahann Carroll | Wilt Chamberlain | Xernona Clayton | Bull Connor | Bill Cosby | Sammy Davis Jr. | Ruby Dee | James Garner | Ben Gazzara | Dick Gregory | Al Hibbler | Charlton Heston | Hubert H. Humphrey | Jesse Jackson | Mahalia Jackson | Gunnar Jahn | James Earl Jones | Lyndon Johnson | Ethel Kennedy | Jacqueline Kennedy | Robert F. Kennedy | Burt Lancaster | John Lewis | Elaine May | Eugene McCarthy | Robert Moseley | Mike Nichols | Paul Newman | Richard Nixon | John M. Patterson | Anthony Perkins | Sidney Poitier | A. Philip Randolph | Frederick Reese | Nipsey Russell | Bayard Rustin | Anthony Quinn | Fred Lee Shuttlesworth | Nina Simone | Paul Stookey | Mary Travers | Leslie Uggams | C.T. Vivian | Clarence Williams III | Paul Winfield | Joanne Woodward | Peter Yarrow | Andrew Young