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Full Record for Film No. 85


Title:Martin Luther King: Days of Hope
Director 1:John Akomfrah
Country:UK
Year:1997
length:59 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:documentary
Screenwriter:Edward George
Cinematographer:Dewald Aukema
Editor:Nick Follows
Producer:Lina Gopaul
Production company:Black Audio Films Production for BBC
Cast:
Location:TABB
TABB No.:53
Synopsis:This portrait of the American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King not only focuses on King as a public figure, but also portrays a 'reluctant hero' who was aware of and torn between the disparity of his public image and his private life.
Keyword 1:Civil Rights Movement
Keyword 2:racism
Keyword 3:USA
Keyword 4:African American
Keyword 5:black
Keyword 6:biography
Keyword 7:Martin Luther King

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