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The Resource King : a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis, the Martin Luther King Foundation presents ; a Commonwealth United Corporation production ; conceived and produced by Ely Landau

King : a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis, the Martin Luther King Foundation presents ; a Commonwealth United Corporation production ; conceived and produced by Ely Landau

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Summary
The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
2 videodiscs (181 min.)
Note
  • Format and regional information from Amazon.com
  • "35MM archival restoration; 2-disc set"--Container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1970
  • VHS release titled: King, Montgomery to Memphis
  • Preserved by the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation
Contents
  • Feature
  • An evening in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Instance
Label
King : a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis
Title
King
Title remainder
a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis
Statement of responsibility
the Martin Luther King Foundation presents ; a Commonwealth United Corporation production ; conceived and produced by Ely Landau
Title variation
  • Ely Landau's King
  • Filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis
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Contributor
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Film producer
Musical director
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Publisher
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Including archival footage, this film is an indispensable primary resource of a pivotal moment in American and world history. Originally screened in theaters for only a single night in 1970
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Awards note
National Film Registry selection, 1999.
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Editors, John Carter, Lora Hays ; music selected by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson
Dewey number
323.092
LC call number
E185.97.K5
LC item number
K56 2013
PerformerNote
With: Martin Luther King, Jr. ; guest appearances by Ruby Dee, Joanne Woodward, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Clarence Williams III, Harry Belafonte, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1929-1968
  • 1930-
  • 1925-2008
  • 1939-2021
  • 1927-
  • 1930-2012
  • 1913-1994
  • 1915-2001
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Landau, Ely
  • King, Martin Luther
  • Dee, Ruby
  • Woodward, Joanne
  • Jones, James Earl
  • Newman, Paul
  • Williams, Clarence
  • Belafonte, Harry
  • Gazzara, Ben
  • Heston, Charlton.
  • Lancaster, Burt
  • Quinn, Anthony
  • Carter, John N.
  • Hays, Lora.
  • Perkinson, Coleridge-Taylor
  • Martin Luther King Foundation
  • Commonwealth United Entertainment, Inc
  • Kino Classics (Firm)
  • Library of Congress
Runtime
181
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • King, Martin Luther
  • King, Martin Luther
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • Race discrimination
  • United States
  • United States
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • Race discrimination
  • United States
Technique
live action
Label
King : a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis, the Martin Luther King Foundation presents ; a Commonwealth United Corporation production ; conceived and produced by Ely Landau
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Format and regional information from Amazon.com
  • "35MM archival restoration; 2-disc set"--Container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1970
  • VHS release titled: King, Montgomery to Memphis
  • Preserved by the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Feature -- An evening in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Control code
ocn823260387
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (181 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329093723
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • K937
  • K937A
  • K937B
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0
Video recording format
DVD
Label
King : a filmed record... Montgomery to Memphis, the Martin Luther King Foundation presents ; a Commonwealth United Corporation production ; conceived and produced by Ely Landau
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Format and regional information from Amazon.com
  • "35MM archival restoration; 2-disc set"--Container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1970
  • VHS release titled: King, Montgomery to Memphis
  • Preserved by the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Feature -- An evening in tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Control code
ocn823260387
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
2 videodiscs (181 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
738329093723
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
  • K937
  • K937A
  • K937B
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation ; Dolby digital 2.0
Video recording format
DVD

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