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King: The Martin Luther King Story
a.k.a. King Director: Abby Mann

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  • DVD Release Date: 01/11/2005
  • Original Release: 1978
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 34,131
 
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Closed Caption; "In Conversation With Tony Bennett and Abby Mann"; Two new documentaries, "The Struggle" and "The Civil Rights Movement" featuring Ossie Davis and Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer; "Re-creating History: The Making of 'King'"; English: mono; English, French & Spanish language subtitles

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Side #1 -- Parts 1 & 2
1. Main Title/Memphis [6:02]
2. In the Beginning [6:39]
3. First Date [6:14]
4. Choices [6:45]
5. Taskmaster [4:35]
6. Zeitgeist [6:25]
7. Moral Courage [7:00]
8. Bus Boycott [6:51]
9. Love Thy Enemies [6:18]
10. Victory [5:30]
11. Hope [6:58]
12. The Tie That Binds [6:50]
13. Held Without Bail [6:13]
14. Freedom Riders [5:47]
15. We Shall Overcome [6:10]
16. Philadelphia/End Credits [6:33]
1. Main Title/Face to Face [4:37]
2. My Brother [5:30]
3. So-Called Clergy [6:16]
4. The Children [4:47]
5. Birmingham [5:47]
6. Easter Sunday [4:39]
7. Four Little Girls [6:59]
8. Jailbird [4:50]
9. McCarthy's Legacy [5:39]
10. March on Washington [:47]
11. J. Edgar Hoover [3:13]
12. Nobel Peace Prize [5:38]
13. The Right to Vote [4:57]
14. Selma [4:54]
15. Marching to Montgomery [5:24]
16. "How Long?"/End Credits [6:43]
Side #2 -- Part 3/Bonus Materials
1. Main Title/Time Off [5:54]
2. Malcolm [4:49]
3. "Jumping Off a Cliff" [4:59]
4. Dirty Tricks [4:58]
5. "The Most Wonderful Man" [5:37]
6. A Lifetime of Service [6:03]
7. Chicago [5:00]
8. Mississippi 1967 [4:41]
9. Jim Crow's Toll [5:03]
10. Breaking Down Barriers [3:08]
11. Hoover's Fingerprints [2:09]
12. The Promised Land [5:03]
13. Transfer [5:43]
14. A Shot Rings Out [5:35]
15. The Flame Is Extinguished [4:45]
16. Onward/End Credits [5:34]

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Editorial Reviews

King: The Martin Luther King Story originated as a three-part miniseries, first telecast February 12, 13 and 14, 1978. Paul Winfield is starred as Martin Luther King, with Cicely Tyson as Coretta Scott King. The film covers the years 1954 through 1968, taking Rev. King from his first peaceful protests against segregation in Montgomery to his murder in Memphis. Scenarist/director Daniel Mann came under fire in 1978 for his adaptation of King's life, and for once the critics were right. Despite Winfield's masterful and accurate portrayal of King, the rest of the 6-hour drama compromises the truth with the hokiest of fabrications. Just a few examples: Sheriff "Bull" Connor's men walk out on him en masse when he threatens to hose down black schoolchildren; Mayor Daley warns King against protesting in Chicago, saying "We have a reputation to protect; this is the home of Al Capone"; King has a friendly meeting with Malcolm X in 1966, a full year after Malcolm X was killed....and so it goes. Martin Luther King certainly deserved a superior mini-series. Perhaps some day he'll get one. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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December 15, 2004: After viewing this movie, I see how good actors can be in portraying difficult roles. Even though I have seen this movie many times it's like I can't stop watching it. Evry time I see it, it always catches my attention. This movie has action, laughter, drama, and a sense of freedom ringing out of the screne. It really shows how things were back then and it really makes me think.