King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis: Museum Object and Cultural History
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis: Date: 1970. Directed by: Sidney Lumet, American, 1924 - 2011. Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968.
The object in the museum catalogue
A documentary film with the title King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis. It consists of two (2) reels of black-and-white 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
The documentary uses archival footage of Dr. King's speeches and protests to chronicle his life between 1955 and 1968. Many renowned actors and actresses provide the film’s voiceover narration including Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, and several others.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970
- Directed by: Sidney Lumet, American, 1924 - 2011
- Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Directed by: Joseph Mankiewicz, American, 1909 - 1993
- Owned by: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
- Narrated by: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
- Narrated by: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
- Narrated by: Ben Gazzara, American, 1930 - 2012
- Narrated by: Charlton Heston, American, 1923 - 2008
- Type: sound films
- Type: black-and-white films (visual works)
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: polyester film
- Dimensions: Duration (Reel 1): 44 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 1600 Feet
- Dimensions: Duration (Reel 2): 42 Minutes
- Dimensions: Length (Film): 1500 Feet
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Documentary films
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Men
- Topic: Oratory
- Object number: 2017.55.94.1ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Sources
More in Movies
Keep reading
