Malcolm X
Malcolm X is a 1992 American epic biographical drama film about the African-American activist Malcolm X. Directed and co-written by Spike Lee, the film stars Denzel Washington in the title role, alongside Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., and Delroy Lindo. Lee has a supporting role, while Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and future South African president Nelson Mandela make cameo appearances.
Plot
One night shortly before Malcolm Little is born, a party of Klansmen surround the Little family home in Omaha, Nebraska, break all the windows, and ride off into the night.
Awards
Cast
- Al Freeman Jr.
- Al Sharpton
- Albert Hall
- Angela Bassett
- Annie Corley
- Armand Schultz
- Bill Cosby
- Bill Goldberg
- Bobby Seale
- Christopher Plummer
- Craig Wasson
- David Patrick Kelly
- Debi Mazar
- Delroy Lindo
- Denzel Washington
- Don Hewitt
- Ed Herlihy
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Elise Neal
- Ernest Lee Thomas
- Frances Foster
- Gareth Williams
- Giancarlo Esposito
- James MacDonald
- James McDaniel
- Janet Jackson
- Jean-Claude La Marre
- Joe Seneca
- John Sayles
- Karen Allen
- Kate Vernon
- LaTanya Richardson
- Lonette McKee
- Martin Donovan
- Mary Alice
- Michael Cullen
- Michael Imperioli
- Michael J. Cullen
- Michael Jordan
- Nelson Mandela
- Nicholas Turturro
- Ossie Davis
- Peter Boyle
- Richard Schiff
- Roger Guenveur Smith
- Spike Lee
- Terence Blanchard
- Theresa Randle
- Tim Kelleher
- Tommy Hollis
- Tracy Chapman
- Veronica Webb
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Wendell Pierce
- William Fichtner
More details
| author | Arnold Perl James Baldwin Spike Lee |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Harlem New York City |
| director | Spike Lee |
| editor | Barry Alexander Brown |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | arrest audubon ballroom betty sanders betty shabazz boston chicago coming home date devil elijah muhammad family home force john f. kennedy kill klansman malcolm little malcolm x martin luther king martin luther king jr. muslim nation of islam numbers game numbers racket omaha nebraska one night parole sibling speak teach west indian win world war ii |
| musicBy | Terence Blanchard |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Costume Design |
| producer | Marvin Worth Spike Lee |
| productionCompany | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks |
| publisher | Largo International]] |
| recordedAt | Connecticut Egypt Long Island Mecca New Jersey |
| theme | biographical drama epic independent race and ethnicity |