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Director:

Woodie King Jr.

Writer:

Woodie King Jr. (writer)

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Genre:

Drama | History more

Plot:

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in... more | add synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Malcolm X | Jazz | Equality | Interview | Death

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Cast

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Morgan Freeman	...	Malcolm X
Yolanda King	...	Betty Shabazz
Mansoor Najeeullah	...	Comrade 1 (bearded assassin) (as Mansoor Najee-ullah)
Sam Singleton	...	Brother Samuels ?
Tommy Redmond Hicks	...	Comrade 2 (beardless assassin) (as Tommie Hicks)
Yusef Iman
Sonny Jim Gaines
Kirk Kirksey
Charles Griffin
James DeJongh
Salaelo Maredi
Ossie Davis	...	Himself
Yuri Kochiyama	...	Herself
Amiri Baraka	...	Himself
George Harris

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Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

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4 out of 12 people found the following review useful.

This movie does X well..., 18 April 2001

Author: bud-4 from USA

This movie tells of the last 24 hrs of X's life.. Morgan Freeman does this film justice.. A must see for any X fans.. Has real life X's daughter in it also.

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