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Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

A compelling documentary tracing the civil rights movement and the pivotal role of media, especially television, in advancing equality during the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, the film also examines how contemporary activists leverage today's technology to continue confronting injustice.

Director(s)

Rachel Dretzin

Phil Bertelsen

Cast & Crew

Aram Goudsouzian

Aram Goudsouzian

Self

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Self

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

Self

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

John Hart

John Hart

Self (archive footage)

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

Self

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

David Brinkley

David Brinkley

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self

Lester Holt

Lester Holt

Self - Narrator (voice)

Rachel Dretzin

Rachel Dretzin

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Martin Agronsky

Martin Agronsky

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Boyce

Joseph Boyce

Self

Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch

Self

Hodding Carter III

Hodding Carter III

Self

Courtland Cox

Courtland Cox

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Virgil Dominic

Virgil Dominic

Self (archive footage)

James Doyle

James Doyle

Self (archive footage)

Benjamin Fine

Benjamin Fine

Self (archive footage)

David Garrow

David Garrow

Self

Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Dorothy Butler Gilliam

Self

Ernest Green

Ernest Green

Self

Chris Hayes

Chris Hayes

Self

Phil Bertelsen

Phil Bertelsen

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Details

GenresDocumentary, TV Movie
Runtime1h 26 mins
Released on24 Mar 2018
Languageen
Produced InUS