King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

(1970)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 12 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1970

Runtime: 185 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Сидни Люмет, Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast: Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, A.D. King, Dexter King, Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, Ralph Abernathy, Joan Baez, James Baldwin

Plot

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.