''Adam Clayton Powell'' is a 1989 American

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by Richard Kilberg.

Summary

The film is about the rise and fall of influential African-American politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. It was later aired as part of the

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series ''

The American Experience ''American Experience'' is a television program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. The program airs Documentary film, documentaries, many of which have won awards, about important or interesting events and peop ...

''.

Accolades

It was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Feature.1990, Oscars.org
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References

External links

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''Adam Clayton Powell''
at Docurama
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adam Clayton Powell (Film) 1989 films 1989 documentary films American Experience American documentary films American black-and-white films 1980s English-language films Documentary films about the civil rights movement 1980s American films English-language documentary films