King in the Wilderness

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King in the Wilderness

Released Mar 30, 2018

1h 51m

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A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the last years of his life, from his part in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to his assassination in 1968.

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Refreshingly frank and soberingly insightful, King in the Wild goes beyond the myth and finds the human being who inspired the world.

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Hank Stuever

Washington Post

That sense of doom runs through King in the Wilderness, but also a sense of calm that characterized King in his final days.

Apr 2, 2018

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Arielle Bernstein

RogerEbert.com

A quiet and understated film, which lingers lovingly on its subject.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 30, 2018

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Employs a simple and straightforward method to extraordinary effect.

Mar 29, 2018

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Docu examines last years of MLK's life; language, violence.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 26, 2021

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Jade Budowski

Decider

By allowing us to hear what happened from the people closest to King, King in the Wilderness breaks new ground and paints a revealing, empathetic portrait in the process.

Apr 13, 2018

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Julia Felsenthal

Vogue

King in the Wilderness presents an unfamiliar portrait of its subject...

Mar 30, 2018

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Alumerion

The villains had very good points and I loved when the main character gets assassinated because of his ugly design. He belongs in the back of the bus going to the fields. -Elex Cochran (my friend)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Audience Member

Great documentary and probably the last opportunity to have the interviews from contemporary sources. I only miss the speech of Kennedy announcing his death. Balanced and truthful. The realty is that his death very much had the tragic consequence of extending the Vietnam war and little was done about poverty.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Plain vanilla style of documentary making but such a great subject. Was great to hear first hand accounts. Moves at a good pace and makes for a very gripping film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

A must see, as it has some little-known material, as well of course, as being about one of the most important figures of the 20th century

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Great documentary. A bit long but great.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/18

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Peter W. Kunhardt

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Chris Chuang

Screenwriter

George Kunhardt

Producer

Teddy Kunhardt

Producer

Taylor Branch

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A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. during the last years of his life, from his part in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to his assassination in 1968.

Director: Peter W. Kunhardt
Producer: George Kunhardt, Teddy Kunhardt
Screenwriter: Chris Chuang
Production Co: Kunhardt Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2018
Runtime: 1h 51m

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