Malcolm X (1972)

6.7/10 91 min Documentary

Overview

James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

Cast

James Earl Jones

Biographical Narration (voice)

Ossie Davis

Eulogy (voice)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage) (as Rap Brown)

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

John Carlos

Self (archive footage)

Eldridge Cleaver

Self (archive footage)

Angela Davis

Self (archive footage)

Charles Evers

Self (archive footage)

James Farmer

Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)

Louis Farrakhan

Self (archive footage) (as Minister Farrakhan)

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