Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.
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.
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Earnest, grave, overwhelming and epic.
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- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonMalcolm X
- Angela BassettBetty Shabazz
- Albert HallBaines
- Al Freeman Jr.Elijah Muhammad
- Delroy LindoWest Indian Archie
- Spike LeeShorty
- Theresa RandleLaura
- Kate VernonSophia
- Lonette McKeeLouise Little
- Tommy HollisEarl Little
Crew
- Spike LeeDirector
- Arnold PerlScreenplay
- Spike LeeScreenplay
- James BaldwinScreenplay
- Ernest R. DickersonDirector of Photography
- Terence BlanchardOriginal Music Composer
- Barry Alexander BrownEditor
- Spike LeeProducer
- Marvin WorthProducer
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