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Roads to Memphis

8.020101h 21mMovieDocumentaryHistory

The wildly disparate yet fatefully entwined stories of assassin James Earl Ray and his target, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

DirectorStephen Ives
WriterMichelle Ferrari

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Cast · Directed by Stephen Ives

BS
Bernard Seifert
James Earl Ray
JR
James Earl Ray
Self (archive footage)
MJMartin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
JHJ. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)
DA
Daniel Amigone
Bartender - Jerry Ray - FBI investigator
MS
Michael Strelow

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Roads to Memphis is streaming on PBS Documentaries in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, Roads to Memphis is not on Netflix in United States as of September 2026. It's currently on PBS Documentaries.

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Roads to Memphis is available on PBS Documentaries in United States, but you'll need an active subscription — there's no free option right now.