King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970,

2h 33m,

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This Academy Award-nominated documentary presents key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, the production follows King through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, the documentary is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by numerous celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman and James Earl Jones.

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Roger Greenspun

New York Times

Sep 23, 2020

King attempts no analysis. It raises reportage to the power of ritual, and for all its lapses it is a most solemnly beautiful film.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Aug 10, 2020

Emphasizes the wide range of his activism, including his opposition to the Vietnam War and his battles against economic injustice.

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

Mar 1, 2024

A great example of why we need classic documentaries to be preserved not just physically but historically...King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis isn’t a must-see film, but it deserves to be looked at more critically.

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Brian Lynch

Georgia Straight

Sep 23, 2020

This celluloid monument earns every minute of its three-hour running time.

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Jim Williams

Freedomways

Sep 23, 2020

The excellent three-hour documentary film added quantity to our knowledge of the life and time of "the beginner" Martin Luther King, Jr. We need a great dramatist and/or a great biographer who will give us his true quality.

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Jan 20, 2009

4/4

Worth it alone for Nina Simone's haunting rendition of Why (The King of Love Is Dead), heard as Dr. King's mule-drawn casket led over 100,000 silent mourners from Ebenezer Baptist Church on a 3 1/2 walk through the streets of Atlanta.

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Finn P

Jan 14, 2017

One of the most important historical records ever recorded on film!

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Sidney Lumet

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Ely Landau

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This Academy Award-nominated documentary presents key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, the production follows King through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, the documentary is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by numerous celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman and James Earl Jones.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet
Producer: Ely Landau
Distributor: Maron Films
Production Co: Commonwealth United Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2018
Runtime: 2h 33m

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