King of the Movies
1978, English. Directed by Phil Chilvers.
An interview-based documentary broadcast by the BBC in May 1978, made to coincide with a season dedicated to King at London’s National Film Theatre (now BFI Southbank). The 90-year-old master was in attendance at the tribute event and was interviewed on camera. Film clips aside, King of the Movies relies almost entirely on the brilliance of King’s storytelling, which entertains, illuminates and charms. Elegantly dressed in his typical late-period style of bowtie and horn-rimmed glasses, resembling a professor of American history, King reminisces on half a century in “the strangest business in the world”.
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King of the Movies isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 June 1978. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed King of the Movies?
King of the Movies (1978) was directed by Phil Chilvers.