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Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

March 24, 2018
1h 26m
Documentary
TV Movie
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, we also see how modern activists use today's technology to continue fighting injustice today.

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Details

Director
Rachel Dretzin, Phil Bertelsen
Cast
Martin Agronsky, Joseph Boyce, Taylor Branch, David Brinkley, Tom Brokaw, Hodding Carter III, Courtland Cox, Walter Cronkite, Virgil Dominic, James Doyle
Release Date
March 24, 2018

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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