Backdrop

Malcolm X

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.

1992 |3h 22m |  Drama, History

Videos

Cast

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Denzel Washington

Malcolm X

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Angela Bassett

Betty Shabazz

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Albert Hall

Baines

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Al Freeman Jr.

Elijah Muhammad

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Delroy Lindo

West Indian Archie

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Theresa Randle

Laura

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Kate Vernon

Sophia

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Lonette McKee

Louise Little

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Tommy Hollis

Earl Little

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James McDaniel

Brother Earl

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Ernest Lee Thomas

Sidney

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Jean-Claude La Marre

Benjamin 2X

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O.L. Duke

Pete

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Debi Mazar

Peg

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Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Honey

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Scot Anthony Robinson

Daniel

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Joe Seneca

Toomer

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LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Lorraine

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Wendell Pierce

Ben Thomas

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Leland Gantt

Wilbur Kinley

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Giancarlo Esposito

Thomas Hayer

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Leonard L. Thomas

Leon Davis

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Roger Guenveur Smith

Rudy

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Craig Wasson

TV Host

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Frank Adu

Chuck

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Aleta Mitchell

Sister Robin

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John Ottavino

Blades

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Frances Foster

Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

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David Patrick Kelly

Mr. Ostrowski

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Sharon Washington

Augusta

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Shirley Stoler

Mrs. Swerlin

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George Lee Miles

Preacher

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Raye Dowell

Sister Evelyn Williams

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Veronica Webb

Sister Lucille Rosary

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Abdul Salaam El Razzac

Fox

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Keith Randolph Smith

Brother Gene

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Steve White

Brother Johnson

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Lizbeth MacKay

White Woman at Market

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Mary Alice

School Teacher

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Hazel Medina

Cashier Person

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Ed Herlihy

Joe Louis Announcer

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Karen Duffy

Sophia’s Friend

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Walter Jones

Barber's Customer

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George T. Odom

Barber

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Brendan Kelly

Guard Cone

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Billy J. Mitchell

Man #1

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Beatrice Winde

Elderly Woman

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Fracaswell Hyman

Bartender

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Charles Weldon

Follower at Temple #7

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Mike Hodge

Follower at Temple #7

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Iris Little Thomas

Follower at Temple #7

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Bahni Turpin

Follower at Temple #7

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John David Washington

Student in Harlem Classroom

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Chuck Cooper

Customer

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Michael C. Mahon

Prisoner

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Byron Utley

Prisoner

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Stewart J. Zully

TV Reporter

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Armand Schultz

TV Reporter

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Janet Zarish

TV Reporter

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Annie Corley

TV Reporter

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Steven Randazzo

TV Reporter

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Marcus Naylor

TV Reporter

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Gareth Williams

JFK Reporter

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Richard Schiff

JFK Reporter

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Michael Imperioli

Reporter at Fire Bombing

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Steve Stapenhorst

Reporter at Fire Bombing

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Arthur French

Pullman Porter

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Raymond Anthony Thomas

Crowd Member

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Delilah Picart

Crowd Member

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Michael Ralph

Crowd Member

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Jake-Ann Jones

Hooker

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Sharon Ferguson

Hooker / Roseland Dancer

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Elise Neal

Hooker

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Martin Donovan

FBI Agent

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Joe Pentangelo

Mounted Police

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Nicholas Turturro

Boston Cop

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James Murtaugh

Cop at Harlem Station

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William Fichtner

Cop at Harlem Station

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Tim Kelleher

Cop at Harlem Station

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Michael Cullen

Desk Sergeant

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James MacDonald

Lieutenant

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Scott Whitehurst

Malcolm's FOI

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Eric Payne

Malcolm's FOI

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David Reivers

Elijah Muhammad's FOI

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Kevin Rock

Elijah Muhammad's FOI

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Mansoor Najee-Ullah

Elijah Muhammad's FOI

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Dion Graham

Elijah Muhammad's FOI

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Eartha Robinson

Roseland Dancer

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Laurieann Gibson

Skeleton Crew Dancer

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Bobby Seale

Speaker #1

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Al Sharpton

Speaker #2

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Christopher Plummer

Chaplain Gill

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Karen Allen

Miss Dunne

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Peter Boyle

Captain Green

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Nelson Mandela

Soweto Teacher

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Ossie Davis

Eulogy Performer (voice)

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Ashanti

Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Arabic, English

Budget

$34,000,000.00

Revenue

$48,169,908.00