King

TV Mini Series
1978
4h 31m

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8.0/10

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The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 8 nominations total

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The character of Jerry Waring is based on C.T. Vivian. The reason for the name change is unknown.

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Featured in The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1978)

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5/10

"King" (1978)

i only gave this TV movie a five star rating because the real story wasn't told a lot of missing pieces to much propaganda. the truth is the government killed MLK JR.Dr. William Francis Pepper, a friend to the late Dr. Martin Luther King and the attorney who represented King's accused murderer, James Earl Ray, in an April 1993 televised mock trial on HBO. After being arrested for King's 1968 murder, Ray was advised by his attorney, Percy Foreman, to plead guilty in a pre-trial hearing.

Ray followed Foreman's advice but three days later, Ray recanted the plea and fired Foreman. He then asked his judge for a trial but the judge refused, sentencing Ray to 99 years in prison.

The HBO special was the closest Ray ever got to defending himself in court. The mock jury found Ray not guilty of King's murder. Friend of MLK, Jr.: Government Conspiracy Killed Dr. King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2e0-EDkbc