King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

7.3/10 • 185 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

Self (archive footage)

Yolanda King

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King III

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)

Diahann Carroll

Self (archive footage)

Wilt Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Xernona Clayton

Self (archive footage)

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