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King

King

King

1978
Drama, History
TV Mini-Series
From King's beginnings as a Baptist minister in the early 1950s to his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, KING recreates the pivotal events and speeches of King's life in meticulous detail, and many of those who participated in these historical civil-rights milestones appear in the film (including Rosa Parks, Ramsey Clarke, Ossie Davis, and singer Tony Bennett) or served as consultants during production. (Amazon.com)

Directed by:

Abby Mann
Abby-Mann
15 total credits
Abby Mann has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Judgment at Nuremberg, A Child Is Waiting, Ship of Fools, The Detective and Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Writer:

Abby Mann
Abby-Mann
15 total credits
Abby Mann has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Judgment at Nuremberg, A Child Is Waiting, Ship of Fools, The Detective and Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Starring:

Ossie Davis
Ossie-Davis
74 total credits
Ossie Davis has 74 credits at Criticker, including: Do the Right Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Grumpy Old Men, Dinosaur and The Client
,
Cicely Tyson
Cicely-Tyson
60 total credits
Cicely Tyson has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Fried Green Tomatoes, Last Flag Flying, Alex Cross, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Because of Winn-Dixie
,
Paul Winfield
Paul-Winfield
57 total credits
Paul Winfield has 57 credits at Criticker, including: The Terminator, Cliffhanger, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Dennis the Menace and Presumed Innocent
,
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe-Lee-Browne
40 total credits
He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and although his dominant playing card in the realm of acting was quite serious and stately, nobody cut a more delightfully dry edge in sitcoms than this gentleman, whose calm yet blistering put-downs often eluded his lesser victims. For many years he and actor Anthony Zerbe toured the U.S. with their presentation of "Behind the Broken Words", an evening of poetry and dramatic readings. His trademark baritone lent authority and
,
Al Freeman Jr.
Al-Freeman-Jr
20 total credits
Al Freeman Jr. has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Malcolm X, Finian's Rainbow, The Detective, Castle Keep and Down in the Delta
,
Steven Hill
Steven-Hill
27 total credits
Steven Hill has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Raw Deal, Running on Empty, Yentl, Heartburn and Billy Bathgate
,
Clu Gulager
Clu-Gulager
52 total credits
Clu Gulager has 52 credits at Criticker, including: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Last Picture Show, The Return of the Living Dead, Feast and The Hidden
,
Cliff De Young
Cliff-De-Young
52 total credits
Cliff De Young has 52 credits at Criticker, including: Glory, The Craft, Flight of the Navigator, Wild and The Hunger
,
Lonny Chapman
Lonny-Chapman
24 total credits
Lonny Chapman has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Take the Money and Run, Baby Doll, 52 Pick-Up, The Witch Who Came from the Sea and Where the Red Fern Grows
,
Tony Bennett
Tony-Bennett
8 total credits
Tony Bennett has 8 credits at Criticker, including: The Scout, Manufacturing Dissent, The Oscar, George Michael: Freedom and King

Genres:

Drama, History

AKA:

Martin Luther King

Country:

USA

Language:

English

King

1978
Drama, History
TV Mini-Series
Avg Percentile 82.08% from 9 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 82.08% from 9 total ratings
Rated 20 Jan 2021
70
48th
A bit too long for my taste But fairly decent for a made for TV movie
Rated 29 Mar 2020
70
54th
Even at four and a half hours you can feel it straining to accommodate the complexity of the man's character and accomplishments, efforts actually hindered by the greatest hits structure that was basically mandatory for this kind of thing. But for this kind of thing it's above-average and Winfield, who is the center of just about every scene, commands them completely; his absence of big screen leading roles post-SOUNDER was an American tragedy. It's hard out there for a big gay Black man

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Abby Mann
Abby-Mann
15 total credits
Abby Mann has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Judgment at Nuremberg, A Child Is Waiting, Ship of Fools, The Detective and Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Writer:

Abby Mann
Abby-Mann
15 total credits
Abby Mann has 15 credits at Criticker, including: Judgment at Nuremberg, A Child Is Waiting, Ship of Fools, The Detective and Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Starring:

Ossie Davis
Ossie-Davis
74 total credits
Ossie Davis has 74 credits at Criticker, including: Do the Right Thing, Bubba Ho-Tep, Grumpy Old Men, Dinosaur and The Client
,
Cicely Tyson
Cicely-Tyson
60 total credits
Cicely Tyson has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Fried Green Tomatoes, Last Flag Flying, Alex Cross, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Because of Winn-Dixie
,
Paul Winfield
Paul-Winfield
57 total credits
Paul Winfield has 57 credits at Criticker, including: The Terminator, Cliffhanger, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Dennis the Menace and Presumed Innocent
,
Roscoe Lee Browne
Roscoe-Lee-Browne
40 total credits
He was a master class in cerebral eloquence and audience command...and although his dominant playing card in the realm of acting was quite serious and stately, nobody cut a more delightfully dry edge in sitcoms than this gentleman, whose calm yet blistering put-downs often eluded his lesser victims. For many years he and actor Anthony Zerbe toured the U.S. with their presentation of "Behind the Broken Words", an evening of poetry and dramatic readings. His trademark baritone lent authority and
,
Al Freeman Jr.
Al-Freeman-Jr
20 total credits
Al Freeman Jr. has 20 credits at Criticker, including: Malcolm X, Finian's Rainbow, The Detective, Castle Keep and Down in the Delta
,
Steven Hill
Steven-Hill
27 total credits
Steven Hill has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Raw Deal, Running on Empty, Yentl, Heartburn and Billy Bathgate
,
Clu Gulager
Clu-Gulager
52 total credits
Clu Gulager has 52 credits at Criticker, including: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, The Last Picture Show, The Return of the Living Dead, Feast and The Hidden
,
Cliff De Young
Cliff-De-Young
52 total credits
Cliff De Young has 52 credits at Criticker, including: Glory, The Craft, Flight of the Navigator, Wild and The Hunger
,
Lonny Chapman
Lonny-Chapman
24 total credits
Lonny Chapman has 24 credits at Criticker, including: Take the Money and Run, Baby Doll, 52 Pick-Up, The Witch Who Came from the Sea and Where the Red Fern Grows
,
Tony Bennett
Tony-Bennett
8 total credits
Tony Bennett has 8 credits at Criticker, including: The Scout, Manufacturing Dissent, The Oscar, George Michael: Freedom and King

Genres:

Drama, History

AKA:

Martin Luther King

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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