King: A Filmed Record

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This epic Oscar-nominated documentary weaves together extraordinary newsreel footage shot during some of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous Civil Rights campaigns - from the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott to the marches on Washington, D.C. and Selma, before his tragic assassination in 1968. Like SHOAH and THE SORROW AND THE PITY, KING: A FILMED RECORD is an extraordinary document of one of the darkest moments in 20th century history and a powerful study of the brave leader who stood tall in the face of injustice and inspired a nation.

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Release Date:	Mar 24, 1970
Running Time:	100 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his non-violent campaign for civil rights and social justice. It uses only original newsreel and other primary material, unvarnished and unretouched, and covers the period from the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 through his assassination in 1968. The original newsreel segments are framed by celebrity narrators Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster, Paul Newman, Anthony Quinn, Clarence Williams III and Joanne Woodward.