King (1978)

This television miniseries chronicles the adult life of Martin Luther King Jr. as portrayed by Paul Winfield. Not unexpectedly, Winfield is joined by an incredibly talented cast, including Cicely Tyson, Ossie Davis, and Roscoe Lee Browne. The presentation of King here is a very human one but also doesn’t touch on any fallibilities he may have had. Winfield as an actor doesn’t make me immediately think of King, but he does give a committed performance here. One of the most glaring oddities is seeing Tyson give such a meek performance as Coretta Scott King, though perhaps unsurprisingly since the treatment of women in the film isn’t particularly glowing.