Malcolm X
Malcolm X is a 1992 American independent 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. The film marked the second collaboration for Lee and Washington, succeeding Mo' Better Blues (1990).
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 |
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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 dead on arrival elijah muhammad exile family home 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 organization of afro-american unity parole sibling speak sunni islam teach thomas hagan 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 |