MLK/FBI (2020)

Directed by

Sam Pollard

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

14

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover kept Martin Luther King Jr. under surveillance and worked to undermine him. It shows what the bureau did and why.

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What happens

MLK/FBI is a 2020 American documentary film directed by Sam Pollard (known for co-directing the 1987 Oscar-nominated Eyes on the Prize), from a screenplay by Benjamin Hedin and Laura Tomaselli. It follows Martin Luther King Jr. as he is investigated and harassed by J. Edgar Hoover's Federal Bureau of Investigation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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