King
1978•2h 0m•6.6/10
Drama
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6.6/10(13)
The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister in the South of the 1950s until his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
Production
Abby Mann Productions, Filmways Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
February 12, 1978
Last Aired
February 14, 1978
Networks
NBC
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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 1978-02-12
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 1978-02-13
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 1978-02-14
Cast
Paul Winfield
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Cicely Tyson
Coretta Scott King
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Roscoe Lee Browne
Philip Harrison
Lonny Chapman
Chief Frank Holloman
Ossie Davis
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
Cliff DeYoung
Robert F. Kennedy
Al Freeman Jr.
Damon Lockwood
Clu Gulager
William Sullivan
Steven Hill
Stanley Levison
William Jordan
John F. Kennedy
Warren J. Kemmerling
Lyndon Johnson
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Waring
Kenneth McMillan
Bull Connor
Howard Rollins
Andrew Young
David Spielberg
Beamer
Dolph Sweet
J. Edgar Hoover
Dick Anthony Williams
Malcolm X
Art Evans
A.D. King
Frances Foster
Alberta King
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