King (miniseries)
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| Written by | Abby Mann |
| Directed by | Abby Mann |
| Starring |
Paul Winfield Cicely Tyson |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Maslansky |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Editor(s) | David Berlatsky Byron Brandt Richard C. Meyer |
| Running time | 300 minutes |
| Distributor |
NBC Filmways |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 12 – February 14, 1978 |
King is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the life of 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.
Annazette Chase was considered to portray Coretta Scott King.
The miniseries was released on DVD on January 11, 2005, nearly 27 years after it first aired on television.
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