Cast: Martin Luther King
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Martin Luther King. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 17
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
2019 · Documentary · 165 min. · United States
Direction Antoine Fuqua
Cast Muhammad Ali · Bill Cosby · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Jim Brown
Plot One of the most iconic figures in athletic history, Muhammad Ali's incredible story from world champion boxer to inspiring social activist is explored through his own voice and never-before-seen archival...
7.5
464 votes
7.5
464 votes
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Documentary · 210 min. · United States
Direction Thom Zimny
Cast Elvis Presley · Steve Allen · Ann-Margret · Chet Atkins
Plot Elvis Presley's evolution as a musician and a man.
7.3
203 votes
7.3
203 votes
King in the Wilderness
2018 · Documentary · 111 min. · United States
Direction Peter W. Kunhardt
Cast Martin Luther King
Plot A portrait of the last 18 months of Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
6.8
42 votes
6.8
42 votes
Denzel Washington: American Paradox
2022 · Documentary · 53 min. · France
Direction Sonia Dauger
Cast Denzel Washington · Spike Lee · Kenneth Branagh · Philippe Rousselot
Plot In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexity at the heart of...
6.3
45 votes
6.3
45 votes
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Documentary · 185 min. · United States
Direction Sidney Lumet · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast Martin Luther King · Paul Newman · Joanne Woodward · Ruby Dee
Plot King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery To Memphis is a 1970 American documentary film biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented in the form of newsreel footage and segments of...
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Frontline: A Class Divided (Ep)
1985 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction William Peters
Cast Charlie Cobb · Jane Elliott · Martin Luther King · Judy Woodruff
Plot "A Class Divided" is a 1985 episode of the PBS series Frontline. Directed by William Peters, the episode profiles the Iowa schoolteacher Jane Elliott and her class of third graders,...
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The March
2013 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States
Direction John Akomfrah
Cast Martin Luther King · Clarence B. Jones · Andrew Young
Plot The March is the feature documentary narrated by Denzel Washington about the renowned and historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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Ahimsa Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless
2021 · Documentary · 92 min. · India
Direction Ramesh Sharma
Cast Mahatma Gandhi · Martin Luther King · Lech Walesa
Plot The film narrates the impact of the Gandhian message of Non Violence worldwide; how it inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement in USA, the Solidarity Movement...
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The Invaders
2015 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Prichard Smith
Cast David Acey · Charles Cabbage · Stokely Carmichael · Clarence Christian
Plot The Invaders is a feature-length, documentary film, which tells the story of a group of young black militants in late 1960's Memphis, Tennessee.
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The War at Home
1979 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Direction Glenn Silber · Barry Alexander Brown
Cast Allen Ginsberg · John Connally · John Ehrlichman · Dwight D. Eisenhower
Plot Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war.
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L'autre rêve de Martin Luther King
2023 · Documentary · 52 min. · France
Direction Barbara Necek
Cast Martin Luther King · Sarah-Jane Sauvegrain
Plot The real dream of the American pastor Martin Luther King was never limited to civil rights. He hoped for a just America, where poverty would no longer have a place....
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Imminent Threat
2015 · Documentary · 73 min. · United States
Direction Janek Ambros
Cast Anwar Al-Awlaki · Julian Assange · Joe Biden · David Boaz
Plot From the Authorization to Use Military Force passed by Congress immediately after 9/11 to the 2014 NSA revelations from Edward Snowden, the documentary looks at the violations of our civil...
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Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (American Masters)
2009 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Mary Wharton
Cast Joan Baez · Mimi Farina · Roger McGuinn · Bob Dylan
Plot American Masters explores fifty years of folk legend and human rights activist Joan Baez
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Die Traumfabrik und die Macht - Hollywood und die Politik
2019 · Documentary · 52 min. · Germany
Direction Mathilde Fassin
Cast Harry Belafonte · Isaak Dentler · Mike Farrell · Charlton Heston
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Integration Report I (S)
1960 · Documentary · 24 min. · United States
Direction Madeline Anderson
Cast Robert Graham Brown · Martin Luther King · Bayard Rustin · Andrew Young
Plot Integration Report 1, Madeline Anderson’s trailblazing debut, was the first known documentary by an African American female director. With tenacity, empathy and skill, Anderson assembles a vital record of desegregation...
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Gregory Peck, the Gentleman Actor
2022 · Documentary · 52 min. · France
Direction Grégory Maitre
Cast Gregory Peck · François Truffaut · Alfred Hitchcock · Sean Hepburn Ferrer
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Zeitgeist: Requiem
2024 · Documentary · min. · United States
Direction Peter Joseph
Cast Martin Luther King
Plot Director Peter Joseph explorers the fundamental incompatibility of our economy and the culture it has created with our future survival as a species, while posing solutions based on system's science...
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