Overview
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Production
Kunhardt Films · HBO Documentary Films · HBO
Cast & Characters
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Joan Baez
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Clarence Jones
Self
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Self
Andrew Young
Self
C.T. Vivian
Self
John Lewis
Self
Cleveland Sellars
Self
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Self
Diane Nash
Self
Dorothy Cotton
Self
Directors & Crew
Peter W. Kunhardt
Director
Teddy Kunhardt
Producer
Chris Chuang
Writer
George Kunhardt
Producer
Trey Ellis
Producer
Screenshots & Stills
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