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…
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
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.
Top Cast
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage)
A.D. King
Self (archive footage)
Dexter King
Self (archive footage)
Yolanda King
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King III
Self (archive footage)
Bernice King
Self (archive footage)
Ralph Abernathy
Self (archive footage)
Joan Baez
Self (archive footage)
James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Tony Bennett
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)
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What is King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis about?
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…
When was King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis released?
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis was released in 1970.
What genres does King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis belong to?
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis is categorised as Documentary.
Who stars in King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis?
The cast of King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis includes Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, A.D. King, Dexter King, Yolanda King.