Citizen King
by Orlando Bagwell, Noland Walker
List Price:
Our Price: $18.99
You Save: $6.00 (24%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $12.50 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Andrew Young (VII), Martin Luther King, Taylor BranchDirector: Noland Walker, Orlando Bagwell
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: PBS Paramount
Movie Reviews of Citizen King
Movie Review: Wonderful, inspiring, sad, tragic..yet still there is HOPE.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a marvelous DVD, a great tribute to the greatest civil rights leader. How often we hear that LBJ gave us civil rights. That is not true. It truly would not have happened without Martin Luther King. I thought I knew a lot about Dr. King, but I was wrong. This DVD showed how he struggled just to get the attention of the government, then of course suffered harassment and intimidation beyond reason. Watching this film it becomes clear that civil rights were hard to win in the north as well as the south. King also had to struggle with those who agreed with him, but questioned the value of a non-violent approach. It is all here in marvelous documentary footage, the ugly attacks on civil rights protestors in the north and the south, his inspiring speeches, and unflagging spirit. Lyndon Johnson appears at his typical manipulative best, unable to own Martin King or move him around like a pawn, he ultimately spurned Dr. King. Johnson's reluctance to support full voting rights shows the power and influence of Dr. King who pushes the campaign on his own until victory is won on that issue. Dr. King also saw that Vietnam was destroying much of the good won by the movement and had great courage to oppose the war. No other leader in America had his courage, vision or perseverance. The politicians pale in comparison, whether we are speaking of Lyndon Johnson or John Kennedy. We are left wondering whether we would have civil rights today had King not marched on Washington and demanded the justice America promised. Hanging over the whole drama is the grim figure of J. Edgar Hoover who sought to destroy Dr. King. We hear again how the FBI tried to blackmail Dr. King into committing suicide. It only adds more to Dr. King's legacy that he was strong enough to withstand it all. .With the murder of JFK, Dr. King and his followers realized their own vulnerability. We should all watch this DVD with our children and remember how hard won are the rights American have today, and that we must be always ready to defend anyone against racial, religious, or simply bigotry of any kind.
Summary of Citizen King
CITIZEN KING, a two-hour documentary from acclaimed filmmakers Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker, explores the last five years in the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Personal recollections and eyewitness accounts of friends, movement associates, journalists, law enforcement officers, and historians illuminate this little-known chapter in the story of America's most influential moral leader in the 20th century.Documentary DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Eddie Wilson's Videos
Visions of GreeceRelease date: 2004-07-06; DVD
Best price: $14.94
Price in other shops:
TrafficRelease date: 2002-06-25; DVD
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
Crash (Widescreen Edition)LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2005-09-06; DVD
Best price: $3.18
Price in other shops:
WALMART-HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE (DVD/ FF/ FR-SP-SUB)DVD
Best price: $6.88
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the RoomMAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2006-01-17; DVD
Best price: $8.76
Price in other shops:
Grizzly ManRelease date: 2005-12-26; DVD
Best price: $7.57
Price in other shops:
Cochise County USA - Cries from the Border (2005)WELLSPRING/GENIUS; Release date: 2006-05-02; DVD
Best price: $11.03
Price in other shops:
National Geographic - Inside 9/ 11 (Commemorative Edition)Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-08-22; DVD
Best price: $23.34
Price in other shops:
African American LivesPARAMOUNT PICTURES; Release date: 2006-05-02; DVD
Best price: $14.49
Price in other shops:
Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition)Release date: 2007-02-20; DVD
Best price: $13.28
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis TillRelease date: 2006-02-28; DVD
Best price: $4.33
Price in other shops:
American Experience - The Murder of Emmett TillRelease date: 2004-02-03; DVD
Best price: $15.99
Price in other shops:
4 Little GirlsLEE,SPIKE; Release date: 2001-01-23; DVD
Best price: $8.19
Price in other shops:
Malcolm XWASHINGTON,DENZEL; Release date: 2000-01-18; DVD
Best price: $8.09
Price in other shops:
Been to the MountaintopRelease date: 2006-12-19; DVD
Best price: $11.20
Price in other shops:
KingTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2005-01-11; DVD
Best price: $9.47
Price in other shops:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical PerspectiveRelease date: 2003-01-14; DVD
Best price: $4.40
Price in other shops:
The History Channel Presents Voices of Civil RightsA&E; Release date: 2006-01-31; DVD
Best price: $13.25
Price in other shops:
King - Man of Peace in a Time of WarKoch International; Release date: 2007-01-09; DVD
Best price: $7.39
Price in other shops:
Martin Luther King Jr. - I Have a DreamRelease date: 2005-01-11; DVD
Best price: $10.58
Price in other shops: