King in the Wilderness
“When his dream for American became a nightmare”
A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conflicted leader who faced an onslaught of criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
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22 people
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream
Assassinations That Changed the World
Joan Baez
Self
Known for
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Harry Belafonte
Self
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Bobby
Carmen Jones
Clarence B. Jones
Self
Also in
The Sadness
The Real Malcolm X
Bernard LaFayette Jr.
Self
Andrew Young
Self
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Backyard Wilderness
The American President
C.T. Vivian
Self
John Lewis
Self
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Arthur
Mikeyboy
Cleveland Sellars
Self
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Self
Diane Nash
Self
Dorothy Cotton
Self
Peter W. Kunhardt Director · Chris Chuang Writer Saul Simon MacWilliams Composer
United States release January 22, 2018 · Produced in United States · Production HBO Documentary Films, HBO
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Kunhardt Films
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HBO Documentary Films
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HBO
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2018
Premiere · Sundance
United States
April 2, 2018 · TV · HBO
Poland
March 10, 2019 · Digital · Polsat Box Go
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