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Malcolm X (1992)
Directed by Spike Lee
“Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.”
Drama, History · 3h 22m
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.
Cast
Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall
Baines
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
Spike Lee
Shorty
Theresa Randle
Laura
Kate Vernon
Sophia
Lonette McKee
Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
James McDaniel
Brother Earl
Ernest Lee Thomas
Sidney
Crew
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Screenplay
- Spike Lee, Arnold Perl, James Baldwin
- Director of Photography
- Ernest R. Dickerson
- Original Music Composer
- Terence Blanchard
- Editor
- Barry Alexander Brown
- Producer
- Spike Lee, Marvin Worth
Details
- Release date
- 1992-11-18
- Runtime
- 3h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- Arabic, English
- Countries
- United States of America, Netherlands Antilles
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Marvin Worth Productions, Largo International
- Budget
- $34,000,000
- Box office
- $48,169,908