Richard Kaplan

documentary filmmaker

Richard Kaplan appears in the following:

“King: A Filmed Record”

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Richard Kaplan discusses the “King: A Filmed Record,” which chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, from the start of his non-violent campaign for equal rights to his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Candid footage of Dr. King and newsreel coverage of the protests and counter-protests are accompanied by narrators including Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Ben Gazzara, Charlton Heston, James Earl Jones, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward. “King: A Filmed Record” is playing at Film Forum at 7:10 pm, on August 28.

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The Films of Richard Kaplan

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Filmmaker Richard Kaplan talks about his life and work. His celebrated documentaries include: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1965; King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis; A Look at Liv (Ullmann); The Exiles; and Varian and Putzi: A 20th Century Tale. The film exhibition “Wayfarer and Truthteller: A Retrospective Look at the Films of Richard Kaplan” is playing at MoMA February 7-15.

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