| Description |
2 videodiscs (271 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
MGM DVD |
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MGM DVD.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Cast |
Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne, Lonny Chapman, Ossie Davis, Cliff De Young, Howard Rollins, Dick Anthony Williams, Ernie Lee Banks, Julian Bond, Al Freeman Jr. |
| Credits |
Music by Billy Goldenberg ; director of photography, Michael Chapman ; editor, Rich Meyer, David Berlatsky, Byron "Buzz" Brandt. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1978 television production. |
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Bonus materials: In conversation with Tony Bennett and Abby Mann (approx. 19 min.) ; Two new documentaries: The struggle (approx. 20 min.), The civil rights movement (approx. 20 min.) ; featurette: Re-creating history: the making of King (approx. 15 min.) |
| Summary |
A powerful portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and events of the Civil Rights Movement leading up to his assassination. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Pts. 1 & 2 -- disc 2. Bonus materials. |
| Audience |
Canadian Home Video rating: PG. |
| Language |
In English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Drama.
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Civil rights workers -- United States -- Drama.
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Baptists -- United States -- Clergy -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Civil rights -- Drama.
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Civil rights movements -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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| Added Author |
Maslansky, Paul. Producer.
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Mann, Abby. Director. Screenwriter.
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Winfield, Paul. Actor.
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Tyson, Cicely. Actor.
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Bennett, Tony, 1926- Actor.
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Davis, Ossie. Actor.
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Browne, Roscoe Lee. Actor.
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Chapman, Lonny, 1920-2007. Actor.
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De Young, Cliff. Actor.
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Goldenberg, Billy. Composer.
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Abby Mann Productions.
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Filmways Pictures.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792864417 |
| Standard No. |
027616917201 |
| Music No. |
1007640 MGM Home Entertainment |
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