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MASTER SCORE 73.2 / 100
2020·Biography / Documentary / History·1h 44m

MLK/FBI

Based on newly declassified files, the film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Above the Line
Sam Pollard·DirectorBenjamin Hedin·WriterLaura Tomaselli·WriterRobert Chappell·Director of PhotographyGerald Clayton·MusicLaura Tomaselli·Editor
Cast
Martin Luther King Jr.·Self (archive footage)J. Edgar Hoover·Self (archive footage)Beverly Gage·SelfDavid Garrow·SelfAndrew Young·SelfDonna Murch·SelfClarence Jones·SelfCharles Knox·SelfMarc Perrusquia·SelfJames Comey·Self (archive footage)
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 1
Sam Pollard·Director
Writing· 3
Benjamin Hedin·WriterLaura Tomaselli·WriterDavid J. Carrow·Book
Camera· 1
Robert Chappell·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Laura Tomaselli·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Gerald Clayton·MusicJames David Redding III·Sound Effects EditorKen Hahn·Sound Re-Recording MixerJames David Redding III·Sound DesignerBill Marino·Dialogue EditorKen Hahn·Supervising Sound Editor
Art & Design· 1
Dedalus Wainwright·Production Design
Production· 12
Marie Therese Guirgis·Executive ProducerJeffrey Lurie·Executive ProducerBenjamin Hedin·ProducerDavid Friend·Executive ProducerKate Hurwitz·ProducerSteven Farneth·Executive ProducerCharlotte Cook·Executive ProducerDana O'Keefe·Executive ProducerSheila Griffin·ProducerBrian Becker·ProducerPhil Pinto·Co-ProducerJessica Luya·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
73.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$45K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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