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.

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Film Cast:

• Malcolm X: Denzel Washington
• Betty Shabazz: Angela Bassett
• Baines: Albert Hall
• Elijah Muhammad: Al Freeman Jr.
• West Indian Archie: Delroy Lindo
• Shorty: Spike Lee
• Laura: Theresa Randle
• Sophia: Kate Vernon
• Louise Little: Lonette McKee
• Earl Little: Tommy Hollis
• Brother Earl: James McDaniel
• Sidney: Ernest Lee Thomas
• Benjamin 2X: Jean-Claude La Marre
• Captain Green: Peter Boyle
• Miss Dunne: Karen Allen
• Chaplain Gill: Christopher Plummer
• Sammy: Larry McCoy
• Cadillac: Maurice Sneed
• Peg: Debi Mazar
• Honey: Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
• Daniel: Scot Anthony Robinson
• Cholly: Sonny Jim Gaines
• Toomer: Joe Seneca
• Lorraine: LaTanya Richardson Jackson
• Ben Thomas: Wendell Pierce
• William X: Michael Guess
• Wilbur Kinley: Leland Gantt
• Thomas Hayer: Giancarlo Esposito
• Leon Davis: Leonard L. Thomas
• Rudy: Roger Guenveur Smith
• Dr. Payson: Graham Brown
• Eva Marie: Gerica Cox
• Saudi: Kristan Rai Segure
• Lisha: Lauren Padick
• Attalah: Danielle Fletcher
• Chuck: Robinson Frank Adu
• Sister Robin: Aleta Mitchell
• Mr. Cooper: Curt Williams
• Blades: John Ottavino
• Simmons: John Reidy
• Dick Jones: Reggie Montgomery
• Mr. Ostrowski: David Patrick Kelly
• Augusta: Sharon Washington
• Mrs. Swerlin: Shirley Stoler
• Lionel Hampton: Ricky Gordon
• Sister Evelyn Williams: Raye Dowell
• Sister Lucille Rosary: Veronica Webb
• Fox: Abdul Salaam El Razzac
• Brother Gene: Keith Randolph Smith
• Mr. Holway: George Guidall
• Speedy: Peewee Love
• Tully: Lawrence James
• Hooker: Lenore Pemberton
• Follower at Temple: Ilyasah Shabazz
• Student in Harlem Class: Ashanti
• Self: Bill Cosby
• Soweto Teacher: Nelson Mandela
• Sophia’s Friend: Karen Duffy
• Reporter at Fire Bombing: Michael Imperioli
• Speaker #1: Bobby Seale
• Speaker #2: Al Sharpton
• Bill Newman (archive footage): Vincent D’Onofrio
• Eulogy Performer (Voice): Ossie Davis
• Student in Harlem Classroom: John David Washington

Film Crew:

• Production Design: Wynn Thomas
• Art Direction: Tom Warren
• Producer: Spike Lee
• Original Music Composer: Terence Blanchard
• Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
• Supervising Sound Editor: Skip Lievsay
• Director of Photography: Ernest R. Dickerson
• Casting: Robi Reed
• Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter
• Music Supervisor: Alex Steyermark
• Set Decoration: Ted Glass
• Book: Alex Haley
• Book: Malcolm X
• Screenplay: Arnold Perl
• Producer: Marvin Worth
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Fleischman
• Script Supervisor: Shari L. Carpenter

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