King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
- Released on
- Runtime
- 185 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Coretta Scott King
- A.D. King
- Dexter King
- Yolanda King
- Martin Luther King III
- Bernice King
- Ralph Abernathy
- Joan Baez
- James Baldwin
- Harry Belafonte
- Tony Bennett
- Leonard Bernstein
- Marlon Brando
- H. Rap Brown
- Kwame Ture
- Diahann Carroll
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Xernona Clayton
- Bull Connor
- Bill Cosby
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Ruby Dee
- James Garner
- Ben Gazzara
- Dick Gregory
- Al Hibbler
- Charlton Heston
- Hubert H. Humphrey
- Jesse Jackson
- Mahalia Jackson
- Gunnar Jahn
- James Earl Jones
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Ethel Kennedy
- Jacqueline Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy
- Burt Lancaster
- John Lewis
- Elaine May
- Eugene McCarthy
- Robert Moseley
- Mike Nichols
- Paul Newman
- Richard Nixon
- John M. Patterson
- Anthony Perkins
- Sidney Poitier
- A. Philip Randolph
- Frederick Reese
- Nipsey Russell
- Bayard Rustin
- Anthony Quinn
- Fred Lee Shuttlesworth
- Nina Simone
- Paul Stookey
- Mary Travers
- Leslie Uggams
- C.T. Vivian
- Clarence Williams III
- Paul Winfield
- Joanne Woodward
- Peter Yarrow
- Andrew Young
Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producers
- Ely A. Landau
