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King (miniseries) is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 12 february 1978 with Paul Winfield

King (miniseries) (1978)

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Released in USA 12 february 1978
Length 5h
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating79% 3.9758653.9758653.9758653.9758653.975865

King is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader and 1964 Nobel Laureate. It aired for three consecutive nights on NBC from February 12 through 14, 1978. The miniseries earned nine Emmy Award nominations, including nominations for actors Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson and Ossie Davis. Several real-life figures from the Civil Rights Movement had minor roles in the production, including then-Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, King's sister Christine King Farris, his niece Alveda King, and his four children: Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice. Donzaleigh Abernathy, Tony Bennett, Julian Bond and Ramsey Clark each portrayed themselves.

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Paul Winfield

(Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Cicely Tyson

(Coretta Scott King)
Tony Bennett

(Himself)
Roscoe Lee Browne

(Phillip Harrison)
Lonny Chapman

(Chief Frank Holloman)
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