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Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
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Starring: Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, A.D. King, Dexter King, Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Bernice King, Ralph Abernathy, Joan Baez, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Leonard Bernstein, Marlon Brando, H. Rap Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Diahann Carroll, Wilt Chamberlain, Xernona Clayton, Bull Connor, Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Ruby Dee, James Garner, Ben Gazzara, Dick Gregory, Al Hibbler, Charlton Heston, Hubert H. Humphrey, Jesse Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Gunnar Jahn, James Earl Jones, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ethel Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Burt Lancaster, John Lewis, Elaine May, Eugene McCarthy, Robert Moseley, Mike Nichols, Paul Newman, Richard Nixon, John M. Patterson, Anthony Perkins, Sidney Poitier, A. Philip Randolph, Frederick Reese, Nipsey Russell, Bayard Rustin, Anthony Quinn, Fred Lee Shuttlesworth, Nina Simone, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Leslie Uggams, C.T. Vivian, Clarence Williams III, Paul Winfield, Joanne Woodward, Peter Yarrow, Andrew Young
