KING: A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS Watch Trailer

KING: A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS

Special Features: FREE MLK Day screening! Tickets are limited to four per reservation and are not a guarantee of admission. You must be seated at least 15 min. prior to showtime. Seating is limited. Please arrive early. Empty seats will be released to standby line guests.

This epic tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a riveting compilation of documentary footage of the civil rights leader, from the Montgomery bus boycott to the “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial, from the dogs of Selma to the Nobel Prize and the fateful motel balcony in Memphis. The film features narration and commentary from Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Clarence Williams III and others. DIR Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz; PROD Ely Landau. U.S., 1970, b&w, 185 min., plus one 15-min intermission. NOT RATED

Run Time: 200 Minutes

Opening Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Genre: Documentary - history

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KING: A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS

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Monday, January 19, 2026

12:00 p.m.
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
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