Malcolm X
Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.
7.6(1,948) 1992-11-18 202 minDramaHistory
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
Original Music ComposerTerence Blanchard
ScreenplaySpike Lee
ScreenplayArnold Perl
ProducerSpike Lee
ProducerMarvin Worth
ScreenplayJames Baldwin
Cast & characters
Denzel Washington
as Malcolm X
Angela Bassett
as Betty Shabazz
Albert Hall
as Baines
Al Freeman Jr.
as Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
as West Indian Archie
Spike Lee
as Shorty
Theresa Randle
as Laura
Kate Vernon
as Sophia
Lonette McKee
as Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
as Earl Little
James McDaniel
as Brother Earl
Ernest Lee Thomas
as Sidney
Jean-Claude La Marre
as Benjamin 2X
O.L. Duke
as Pete
Larry McCoy
as Sammy
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Maurice Sneed
as Cadillac
Debi Mazar
as Peg
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
as Honey
Scot Anthony Robinson
as Daniel
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Sonny Jim Gaines
as Cholly
Joe Seneca
as Toomer
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Lorraine
Wendell Pierce
as Ben Thomas
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Michael Guess
as William X
