King in the Wilderness

King in the Wilderness

111 mins | Documentary | Jan. 22, 2018

A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.

King in the Wilderness

111 mins | Documentary | Jan. 22, 2018

King in the Wilderness
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers HBO, HBO Documentary Films, Kunhardt Films
Original title King in the Wilderness
Directors Peter W. Kunhardt
Writers Chris Chuang

Cast

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage)

Joan Baez

as Self

Harry Belafonte

as Self

Clarence Jones

as Self

Andrew Young

as Self

C.T. Vivian

as Self

John Lewis

as Self

Joseph Califano

as Self

Diane Nash

as Self

Dorothy Cotton

as Self

Mary Lou

as Self

Henry Mitchell

as Self (archive footage)

Jessie Jackson

as Self

James Meredith

as Self

Stokely Carmichael

as Self (archive footage)

Coretta Scott King

as Self (archive footage)

Arnold Michaels

as Self

Robert F. Kennedy

as Self (archive footage)