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MLK FBI [videorecording] / Field of Vision and Play/Action Pictures present ; a TradesCraft Films production ; written by Benjamin Hedin, Laura Tomaselli ; produced by Benjamin Hedin ; directed by Sam Pollard.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Bureau of Investigation (portion title)
Comey, James B., Jr., 1960- (on-screen participant.). Gage, Beverly, (on-screen participant.). Hedin, Benjamin, (film producer,, screenwriter.). King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 (on-screen participant.). Pollard, Sam, (film director.). Tomaselli, Laura, (screenwriter.). Garrow, David J., 1953- Motion picture adaptation of (work): FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. : from "Solo" to Memphis. (Added Author). Field of Vision, (presenter.). IFC Films, (publisher.). James Comey, Beverly Gage, Martin Luther King Jr. (Cast).

Summary:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. In this virtuosic documentary, award-winning editor and director Sam Pollard (Editor, 4 Little Girls, Mo' Better Blues; Director/Producer, Eyez on The Prize, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me) lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged King's activism throughout the '50s and '60s, fueled by the racist and red-baiting paranoia of J. Edgar Hoover. In crafting a rich archival tapestry, featuring some revelatory restored footage of King, Pollard urges us to remember that true American progress is always hard-won. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : IFC Films, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the book "The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.: from 'Solo' to Memphis" by David J. Garrow.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2020.
Title from disc surface.
Widescreen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Robert Chappell ; editor, Laura Tomaselli ; score composed by Gerald Clayton.
Participant or Performer Note:
James Comey, Beverly Gage, Martin Luther King Jr.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:
In English; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
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United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Genre:
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