Malcolm X
1708 reviews
Drama/History
3h 22m
1992
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...
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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.
- DirectorSpike Lee
- Release18 November 1992
- Genre
- Duration3h 22m
- Budget$34,000,000
- Revenue$48,169,908
- Rate1708 reviews
- Productions
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Largo Entertainment, Marvin Worth Productions
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

Jean-Claude La Marre
Benjamin 2X

O.L. Duke
Pete

Debi Mazar
Peg

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Honey

Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel

Joe Seneca
Toomer

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine

Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas

Leland Gantt
Wilbur Kinley

Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer

Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis

Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy

Craig Wasson
TV Host

Frank Adu
Chuck

Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin

John Ottavino
Blades

Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski

Sharon Washington
Augusta

Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin

George Lee Miles
Preacher

Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams

Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary

Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox

Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene

Steve White
Brother Johnson

Lizbeth MacKay
White Woman at Market

Mary Alice
School Teacher

Hazel Medina
Cashier Person

Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer

Karen Duffy
Sophia’s Friend

Walter Jones
Barber's Customer

George T. Odom
Barber

Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone

John Griesemer
Guard Wilkins

Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1

Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman

Fracaswell Hyman
Bartender

Charles Weldon
Follower at Temple #7

Mike Hodge
Follower at Temple #7

Iris Little Thomas
Follower at Temple #7

Bahni Turpin
Follower at Temple #7

John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom

Chuck Cooper
Customer

Michael C. Mahon
Prisoner

Byron Utley
Prisoner

Stewart J. Zully
TV Reporter

Armand Schultz
TV Reporter

Janet Zarish
TV Reporter

Annie Corley
TV Reporter

Steven Randazzo
TV Reporter

Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter

Gareth Williams
JFK Reporter

Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter

Michael Imperioli
Reporter at Fire Bombing

Steve Stapenhorst
Reporter at Fire Bombing

Arthur French
Pullman Porter

Raymond Anthony Thomas
Crowd Member

Delilah Picart
Crowd Member

Michael Ralph
Crowd Member

Jake-Ann Jones
Hooker

Sharon Ferguson
Hooker / Roseland Dancer

Elise Neal
Hooker

John Sayles
FBI Agent

Martin Donovan
FBI Agent

Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police

Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop

James Murtaugh
Cop at Harlem Station

William Fichtner
Cop at Harlem Station

Tim Kelleher
Cop at Harlem Station

Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant

James MacDonald
Lieutenant

Bill Anagnos
Black Legion Member

Don Hewitt Sr.
Black Legion Member

Jery Hewitt
Black Legion Member

Manny Siverio
KKK Member

Rony Clanton
Fruit of Islam

Scott Whitehurst
Malcolm's FOI

Eric Payne
Malcolm's FOI

David Reivers
Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Kevin Rock
Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Mansoor Najee-Ullah
Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Dion Graham
Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet

Eartha Robinson
Roseland Dancer

Keith Thomas
Roseland Dancer

Laurieann Gibson
Skeleton Crew Dancer

Bobby Seale
Speaker #1

Al Sharpton
Speaker #2

Christopher Plummer
Chaplain Gill

Karen Allen
Miss Dunne

Peter Boyle
Captain Green

Nelson Mandela
Soweto Teacher

Ossie Davis
Eulogy Performer (voice)

Ashanti
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)

Mark Gorham
Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)
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