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Malcolm X (1992)  link to Malcolm X on IMDb  

Number: 876

poster Malcolm X

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (69386 votes)

Country: USA, 202 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, Romance

Director(s): Kevin Costner

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr.

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Cast:

photo Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Malcolm X
photo Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Dr. Betty Shabazz
photo Albert Hall Albert Hall Baines
photo Al Freeman Jr. Al Freeman Jr. Elijah Muhammad
photo Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo West Indian Archie

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Malcolm X\Malcolm X.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1