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Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Director:Spike Lee
Overview:
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
Release:
1992 / 11 / 18
Rating:
7.525
Genres & Subgenres:
Drama
Historical
Tags:
Denzel Washington
as
Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
as
Betty Shabazz
Delroy Lindo
as
West Indian Archie
Theresa Randle
as
Laura
Kate Vernon
as
Sophia
Lonette McKee
as
Louise Little
James McDaniel
as
Brother Earl
Ernest Lee Thomas
as
Sidney
Debi Mazar
as
Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
as
Honey
Joe Seneca
as
Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as
Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
as
Ben Thomas
Giancarlo Esposito
as
Thomas Hayer
Roger Guenveur Smith
as
Rudy
Craig Wasson
as
TV Host
Frances Foster
as
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
David Patrick Kelly
as
Mr. Ostrowski
Sharon Washington
as
Augusta
Shirley Stoler
as
Mrs. Swerlin
Mary Alice
as
School Teacher
Karen Duffy
as
Sophia’s Friend
Walter Jones
as
Barber's Customer
Charles Weldon
as
Follower at Temple #7
John David Washington
as
Student in Harlem Classroom
Chuck Cooper
as
Customer
Armand Schultz
as
TV Reporter
Janet Zarish
as
TV Reporter
Annie Corley
as
TV Reporter
Gareth Williams
as
JFK Reporter
Richard Schiff
as
JFK Reporter
Michael Imperioli
as
Reporter at Fire Bombing
Arthur French
as
Pullman Porter
Raymond Anthony Thomas
as
Crowd Member
Michael Ralph
as
Crowd Member
Sharon Ferguson
as
Hooker / Roseland Dancer
Martin Donovan
as
FBI Agent
Nicholas Turturro
as
Boston Cop
James Murtaugh
as
Cop at Harlem Station
William Fichtner
as
Cop at Harlem Station
Tim Kelleher
as
Cop at Harlem Station
Michael Cullen
as
Desk Sergeant
Rony Clanton
as
Fruit of Islam
Vincent D'Onofrio
as
Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christopher Plummer
as
Chaplain Gill
Karen Allen
as
Miss Dunne
Peter Boyle
as
Captain Green
Ossie Davis
as
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Muhammad Ali
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ashanti
as
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
Jackie Robinson
as
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)