King: A Filmed Record ... Montgomery to Memphis
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Ruby Dee
James Earl Jones
Clarence, Iii Williams
Burt Lancaster
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The film covers the public life and contribution to the civil rights movement of Martin Luther King, Jr., beginning with King's successful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955-56. He is shown with the freedom riders in the early 1960's; delivering the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., in 1963; and as a protagonist during the brutal confrontations in Birmingham, Alabama, and in St. Augustine, Florida. Other aspects of King's involvement included organizing the housing protests in Chicago and bringing national attention to the racial injustice in Selma, Alabama, during the voter registration marches. The highest point of acclaim for his work was in 1964 when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his courage and nonviolent principles in the fight for racial equality. In April of 1968, King's career was ended in Memphis, Tennessee, by an assassin's bullet.
Cast
Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
Ruby Dee
James Earl Jones
Clarence, Iii Williams
Burt Lancaster
Ben Gazzara
Charlton Heston
Harry Belafonte
Sidney Poitier
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Copyright length: 185 min. Originally shown on one night in over 500 theaters, with proceeds benefiting charity, film was released on a regular basis by Maron Films, Ltd. in September 1970.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States March 24, 1970
Selected in 1999 for inclusion in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
Released in United States March 24, 1970
