King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

185 mins | Documentary | March 24, 1970

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.

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

185 mins | Documentary | March 24, 1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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.
IMDb rating 8.2
Producers Commonwealth United Entertainment
Original title King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Directors Wendell Franklin, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Sidney Lumet
Writers

Cast

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

as Self (archive footage)

A.D. King

as Self (archive footage)

Dexter King

as Self (archive footage)

Yolanda King

as Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King III

as Self (archive footage)

Bernice King

as Self (archive footage)

Ralph Abernathy

as Self (archive footage)

Joan Baez

as Self (archive footage)

James Baldwin

as Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Bennett

as Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein

as Self (archive footage)

Marlon Brando

as Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Stokely Carmichael

as Self (archive footage)

Diahann Carroll

as Self (archive footage)

Wilt Chamberlain

as Self (archive footage)

Xernona Clayton

as Self (archive footage)

Bull Connor

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Cosby

as Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Ruby Dee

as Self (archive footage)

James Garner

as Self (archive footage)

Ben Gazzara

as Self (archive footage)

Dick Gregory

as Self (archive footage)

Al Hibbler

as Self (archive footage)

Charlton Heston

as Self (archive footage)

Hubert H. Humphrey

as Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

Gunnar Jahn

as Self (archive footage)

James Earl Jones

as Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Ethel Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster

as Self (archive footage)

John Lewis

as Self (archive footage)

Elaine May

as Self (archive footage)

Eugene McCarthy

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Moseley

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Nichols

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

as Self (archive footage)

John M. Patterson

as Self (archive footage)

Anthony Perkins

as Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

as Self (archive footage)

A. Philip Randolph

as Self (archive footage)

Frederick Reese

as Self (archive footage)

Nipsey Russell

as Self (archive footage)

Bayard Rustin

as Self (archive footage)

Anthony Quinn

as Self (archive footage)

Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Stookey

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Travers

as Self (archive footage)

Leslie Uggams

as Self (archive footage)

C.T. Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

Clarence Williams III

as Self (archive footage)

Paul Winfield

as Self (archive footage)

Joanne Woodward

as Self (archive footage)

Peter Yarrow

as Self (archive footage)

Andrew Young

as Self (archive footage)