Overview
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film (1973)
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Based on
Based on The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alex HaleyBook
- Malcolm XBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 24, 1972
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Streaming on
In the United States
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Cast
James Earl JonesBiographical Narration (voice)
Ossie DavisEulogy (voice)
Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)- Leon AmeerSelf (archive footage)
- Vida BlueSelf (archive footage)
H. Rap BrownSelf (archive footage) (as Rap Brown)- John AliSelf (archive footage)
Kwame TureSelf (archive footage)
John CarlosSelf (archive footage)
Eldridge CleaverSelf (archive footage)- Ella CollinsSelf - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)
Angela DavisSelf (archive footage)- Lee EvansSelf - 1968 Olympics (archive footage) (as L. Evans)
Charles EversSelf (archive footage)
James FarmerSelf - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)
Louis FarrakhanSelf (archive footage) (as Minister Farrakhan)- Ronald FreemanSelf - 1968 Olympics (archive footage) (as R. Freeman)
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