KING: A FILMED RECORD...from Montgomery to Memphis

Description

A co-presentation of AIFF and the Regent Theatre in commemoration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King KING: A FILMED RECORD...from Montgomery to Memphis Directed by Sidney Lumet Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature in 1970 and recognized by the U.S. Library of Congress as culturally and historically significant, this landmark documentary film biography chronicles Dr. King?s non-violent campaign for civil rights and social justice from the movement in Montgomery, Alabama culminating in his assassination in Memphis in 1968. KING was released and shown in theaters as a ?one-time-only? event on March 24, 1970. Using original newsreel and other primary materials, KING combines dramatic readings by many celebrities including Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones and Paul Newman, creating a powerful and comprehensive record of Dr. King's legacy and the American Civil Rights movement. KING is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history.