Film

The Baddest Speechwriter of All

202629mDocumentary

Director: Ben Proudfoot
Year: 2026

Now 93, Martin Luther King Jr.'s lawyer and speechwriter reflects on the personal cost and surprising truths of making history, offering an intimate insider's view of the Civil Rights Movement.

Top cast

Clarence B. Jones

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Directed by

Ben Proudfoot, Stephen Curry

Produced by

Ben Proudfoot, Erick Peyton, Stephen Curry

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