In honor of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) on the 51st anniversary of his death, AMC movie theaters in New York and across the country will honor the slain civil rights leader by showing the 1970 documentary film “King: A Filmed Record … Montgomery to Memphis” directed by Sidney Lumet.

MLK was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. Commemorating his death this Thursday, April 4th, 2019 at 6 p.m participating AMC theaters will air the film about his life on the anniversary of his assassination.

NY Daily News reports the Oscar-nominated film will be re-released at 100 AMC locations. It runs for 3 hours and 5 minutes. The film was nominated for Best Documentary.

View the compelling trailer below. 

This Academy Award-nominated documentary presents key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, the production follows King through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King’s stirring speeches, the documentary is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by numerous celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman and James Earl Jones.

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