Image: Sidney Lumet 1970

Description: Publicity photo for the American documentary film King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970). Original caption: ".mw-parser-output .smallcaps{font-variant:small-caps}Trio Prepares for King Tribute – Photo : Director Sidney Lumet discuss a special segment of "King: A Filmed Record. . . . Montgomery to Memphis". Film scheduled to be shown on a one-time only nation-wide simultaneous showing in more than 1,000 theatres on Tuesday evening. Tickets are $5 tax-deductible. Total proceeds will go to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Special Fund."
Title: Sidney Lumet 1970
Credit: Scan via Heritage Auctions. Cropped from the original image and retouched. See upload history to compare adjustments: (1) cropped original; (2) removal of scratches/dust, black-and-white; (3) final edits to exposure, levels, contrast, etc. to sharpen appearance.
Author: Photographer unknown. Published and distributed by Maron Films.
Permission: No permission is required. The photograph entered the public domain because it was published in the United States prior to 1978 without a valid copyright notice. The pre-1989 requirements for copyright notice were highly formalistic and, other than a few enumerated exceptions, required these three elements: "The symbol © or the word 'Copyright' or the abbreviation 'Copr.' or an acceptable variant such as "(c)"; "The year of first publication for the work"; and "The name of the copyright owner, or an abbreviation by which the name can be recognized, or a generally known alternative designation of the owner." Note that the film itself is a separate work and remains under copyright.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No