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Classified X

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • 1515
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
247
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Classified X (1998)
Documentary
A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema.A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema.A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
247
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mark Daniels
  • Writer
    • Melvin Van Peebles
  • Stars
    • Melvin Van Peebles
    • Margaret Barker(archive footage)
    • Joanna Barnes(archive footage)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mark Daniels
  • Writer
    • Melvin Van Peebles
  • Stars
    • Melvin Van Peebles
    • Margaret Barker(archive footage)
    • Joanna Barnes(archive footage)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Melvin Van Peebles
    Melvin Van Peebles
    • Selfas Self…
    Margaret Barker
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joanna Barnes
    Joanna Barnes
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ethel Barrymore
    Ethel Barrymore
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
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    David Brian
    David Brian
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    • (archive footage)
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
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    • (archive footage)
    Steve Brodie
    Steve Brodie
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
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    • (archive footage)
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff Corey
    Jeff Corey
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lou Costello
    Lou Costello
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Curtis
    Tony Curtis
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dorothy Dandridge
    Dorothy Dandridge
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Gloria DeHaven
    Gloria DeHaven
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Mark Daniels
    • Writer
      • Melvin Van Peebles
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    A history of the racially stereotyped portrayal of African Americans in cinema.
    black nationalismafrican americangospel musicwhite male black female relationshipvoice over narration51 more
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      • Explore the representation of African Americans in the history of American cinema through the eyes of Melvin Van Peebles.
    • Genre
      • Documentary
    • Certificate
      • 15
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    • Connections
      Features The Birth of a Nation (1915)

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    Grumpy but endearing, in a way
    Melvin Van Peebles is never short on opinions. I'd find it a lot easier to accept them if he weren't responsible for the vastly overrated Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song (forgive me if I omitted any 'a's or 's's from the title) and cinematic atrocities such as the racist, sexist, and plain awful Identity Crisis. Nonetheless, this is a fascinating and frequently dead on documentary about Hollywood's treatment of African American filmmakers.
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    • lexdevil
    • Sep 10, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2007 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X
    • Production companies
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Ecoutez Voir
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $65
      • Oct 18, 1998
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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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