Kings: The Complete Series [DVD] [Standard] [3 Discs]

Academy Award Nominee Paul Winfield (SOUNDER) embodies fallen civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and Academy Award Nominee Cicely Tyson (THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN) lends her enumerable talents as Coretta Scott King in director Abby Mann's (JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG screenwriter) television mini-series King THE MARTIN LUTHER KING STORY. Tracing the story of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s rise from his early years as a Baptist minister in Montgomery, AL to his assassination in Memphis, TN in 1968, is riveting storytelling of the highest order, combining first-rate performances with spiritual, political and social themes that remain as relevant today as they were in the era portrayed in the film. Supporting performances include Ossie Davis (DO THE RIGHT THING) as Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., Roscoe Lee Browne (THE COWBOYS) and Grammy and Emmy Award Winning singer Tony Bennett portraying himself.

Academy Award Nominee Paul Winfield (SOUNDER) embodies fallen civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and Academy Award Nominee Cicely Tyson (THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN) lends her enumerable talents as Coretta Scott King in director Abby Mann's (JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG screenwriter) television mini-series King THE MARTIN LUTHER KING STORY. Tracing the story of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s rise from his early years as a Baptist minister in Montgomery, AL to his assassination in Memphis, TN in 1968, is riveting storytelling of the highest order, combining first-rate performances with spiritual, political and social themes that remain as relevant today as they were in the era portrayed in the film. Supporting performances include Ossie Davis (DO THE RIGHT THING) as Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., Roscoe Lee Browne (THE COWBOYS) and Grammy and Emmy Award Winning singer Tony Bennett portraying himself.

Martin Sheen (The West Wing, JFK) stars in the title role in this landmark mini-series which centres on the momentous presidential years and the loves, lives, triumphs and tragedies of one of the most controversial families of this century. KENNEDY covers momentous events including the abortive invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, the turmoil of violent racial conflict, the escalation of America's involvement in Vietnam and the Missile Crisis. It also explores the private life of the man - the tragic death of his son aged only 39 hours, and his chronic womanising, scrutinised by the FBI under the leadership of the sinister and obsessive J. Edgar Hoover. Nominated for three Golden Globes.