Malcolm X

Malcolm X

202 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 18, 1992

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.

Malcolm X

202 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 18, 1992

Malcolm X
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers JVC, Largo Entertainment, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Original title Malcolm X
Directors Ntshaveni Wa Luruli, Peter Thage, Samir Seif, Dale Pierce-Johnson, Randy Fletcher, Barry Alexander Brown, H.H. Cooper, Shari L. Carpenter, Spike Lee
Writers Alex Haley, Malcolm X, Spike Lee, Arnold Perl

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Malcolm X

Angela Bassett

as Betty Shabazz

Albert Hall

as Baines

Al Freeman Jr.

as Elijah Muhammad

Delroy Lindo

as West Indian Archie

Spike Lee

as Shorty

Theresa Randle

as Laura

Kate Vernon

as Sophia

Lonette McKee

as Louise Little

Tommy Hollis

as Earl Little

James McDaniel

as Brother Earl

Ernest Lee Thomas

as Sidney

Jean-Claude La Marre

as Benjamin 2X

O.L. Duke

as Pete

Larry McCoy

as Sammy

Maurice Sneed

as Cadillac

Debi Mazar

as Peg

Sonny Jim Gaines

as Cholly

Joe Seneca

as Toomer

Wendell Pierce

as Ben Thomas

Michael Guess

as William X

Leland Gantt

as Wilbur Kinley

Giancarlo Esposito

as Thomas Hayer

Leonard L. Thomas

as Leon Davis

Craig Wasson

as TV Host

Graham Brown

as Dr. Payson

Gerica Cox

as Eva Marie

Lauren Padick

as Lisha

Danielle Fletcher

as Attalah

Frank Adu

as Chuck

Aleta Mitchell

as Sister Robin

Curt Williams

as Mr. Cooper

John Ottavino

as Blades

John Reidy

as Simmons

Frances Foster

as Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

Reggie Montgomery

as Dick Jones

David Patrick Kelly

as Mr. Ostrowski

Gary L. Catus

as Doctor

Sharon Washington

as Augusta

Shirley Stoler

as Mrs. Swerlin

Oran 'Juice' Jones

as Hustler

Ricky Gordon

as Lionel Hampton

George Lee Miles

as Preacher

Raye Dowell

as Sister Evelyn Williams

Veronica Webb

as Sister Lucille Rosary

Keith Randolph Smith

as Brother Gene

George Guidall

as Mr. Holway

James L. Swain

as Conductor

Peewee Love

as Speedy

Lawrence James

as Tully

Steve White

as Brother Johnson

K. Smith

as Roderick

Christopher Rubin

as Sophia's Husband

Matthew Harris

as Malcolm, 5 Years Old

Zakee Howze

as Young Malcolm

Cytia Fontenette

as Hilda, 3 Years Old

Marlaine Bass

as Hilda, 8 Years Old

Benjamin Atwell

as Philbert, 1 Years Old

Peter Dunn

as Philbert, 6 Years Old

Dion Smack Jr.

as Reginald, 2 Years Old

Darnell Smith

as Elijah Muhammad's Grandson

TaiNesha Scott

as Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter

Chelsea Counts

as Yvonne, 6 Months Old

Chela Counts

as Yvonne, 6 Months Old

Natalie Clanton

as Yvonne, 1 Year Old

Jessica Givens

as Attalah

LaToyah Bigelow

as Qubillah, 3 Years Old

Martaleah Jackson

as Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

Tamaraleah Jackson

as Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

Jasmine Smith

as Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

Valentino Smith

as Wilfred, 4 Years Old

David Thomas Jr.

as Wilfred, 8 Years Old

Simon Do-Ley

as Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams

Bill Goldberg

as The "John"

Jonathan Peck

as Phone Voice (voice)

Leonard Parker

as Jason

Lennis Washington

as Mrs. Johnson

Dyan Humes

as Maid at Open Air Market

Lizbeth MacKay

as White Woman at Market

Terry Layman

as CIA Agent

Terry Sumter

as CIA Agent

Jasper McGruder

as Hotel Clerk

Mary Alice

as School Teacher

Wyatt Tee Walker

as Hospital Spokesperson

Hazel Medina

as Cashier Person

Wendy E. Taylor

as Numbers Woman

Ed Herlihy

as Joe Louis Announcer

Ralph Cooper Sr.

as Radio Announcer

Christian J. Dacosta

as Passerby

Karen Duffy

as Sophia’s Friend

Walter Jones

as Barber's Customer

Marc Phillips

as Photographer

Showman Uneke

as Hustler at Grand Central Station

Theara Ward

as Moviegoer

Larry M. Cherry

as Prison Barber

Clebert Ford

as Barber

Grafton Trew

as Barber

Rogers Simon

as Barber

George T. Odom

as Barber

Vincent Moscaritola

as Prison Guard

Larry Attile

as Guard Baines

Brendan Kelly

as Guard Cone

John Griesemer

as Guard Wilkins

Fia Porter

as Coed

Billy J. Mitchell

as Man #1

Kent C. Jackman

as Man #2

Beatrice Winde

as Elderly Woman

Fracaswell Hyman

as Bartender

Rion Johnson

as Shoeshine Boy

Charles Weldon

as Follower at Temple #7

Mike Hodge

as Follower at Temple #7

Iris Little Thomas

as Follower at Temple #7

Ilyasah Shabazz

as Follower at Temple #7

Bahni Turpin

as Follower at Temple #7

Aaron Blackshear

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Nilyne Fields

as Student in Harlem Classroom

John David Washington

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Rudi Bascomb

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Muhammad Parks

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Chinere Parry

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Ian Quiles

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Sharmeek Martinez

as Student in Harlem Classroom

Chuck Cooper

as Customer

Damon Chandler

as Customer

Shellye Broughton

as Customer

Nicholas Barnwell

as Customer

Sam Dixon

as Customer

Barbara Smith

as Customer

Rome Neal

as Prisoner

Earl Whitted

as Prisoner

Michael C. Mahon

as Prisoner

Addison Cook

as Prisoner

Byron Utley

as Prisoner

George Rafferty

as Prisoner

Maxwell Sinovoi

as Prisoner

Eric Sharp

as Prisoner

Stewart J. Zully

as TV Reporter

Colleen Cowan

as TV Reporter

Armand Schultz

as TV Reporter

Reade Kelly

as TV Reporter

Janet Zarish

as TV Reporter

Annie Corley

as TV Reporter

Stephen James

as TV Reporter

Steven Randazzo

as TV Reporter

Chris Skutch

as TV Reporter

William Swinton

as TV Reporter

Marcus Naylor

as TV Reporter

Anthony Nocerino

as TV Reporter

Gareth Williams

as JFK Reporter

Stephen Hanan

as JFK Reporter

Richard Schiff

as JFK Reporter

David Berman

as JFK Reporter

Michael Imperioli

as Reporter at Fire Bombing

Steve Stapenhorst

as Reporter at Fire Bombing

Arthur French

as Pullman Porter

Lex Monson

as Pullman Porter

Judd Jones

as Pullman Porter

C.E. Smith

as Fountain Waiter

Erika Smith-Brown

as Waitress

Raymond Anthony Thomas

as Crowd Member

Delilah Picart

as Crowd Member

Michael Ralph

as Crowd Member

Monique Cintron

as Hooker

Jake-Ann Jones

as Hooker

Sharon Ferguson

as Hooker / Roseland Dancer

Amelia Mimi Walker

as Hooker

Karen Michaels

as Hooker

Lenore Pemberton

as Hooker

Elise Neal

as Hooker

Felicia Wilson

as Hooker

Yvette Brooks

as Hooker

Teresa Yvon Farley

as Young Hooker

Kiki Della Vecchia

as Teenage Whore

John Sayles

as FBI Agent

Martin Donovan

as FBI Agent

Jay Charbonneau

as Cop at Audubon

Joe Pentangelo

as Mounted Police

Mike Farley

as Mounted Police

Nick Muglia

as Mounted Police

David Reilly

as Mounted Police

Nicholas Turturro

as Boston Cop

James Murtaugh

as Cop at Harlem Station

William Fichtner

as Cop at Harlem Station

Tim Kelleher

as Cop at Harlem Station

Michael Cullen

as Desk Sergeant

James MacDonald

as Lieutenant

Steve Aronson

as Black Legion Leader

Bill Anagnos

as Black Legion Member

Don Hewitt Sr.

as Black Legion Member

Jery Hewitt

as Black Legion Member

Joe Fitos

as KKK Member

Manny Siverio

as KKK Member

John Patrick McLaughlin

as KKK Member

Shaun O'Neil

as KKK Member

Andy Duppin

as KKK Member

Elmer Licciardello

as KKK Member

Matthew Underwood

as DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance

Renton Kirk

as DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance

Tim Hutchinson

as Fruit of Islam

Andre Blair

as Fruit of Islam

Abdul Hakeem Hijrah

as Fruit of Islam

Rony Clanton

as Fruit of Islam

Scott Whitehurst

as Malcolm's FOI

Eric Payne

as Malcolm's FOI

Ali A. Wahhab

as Malcolm's FOI

Terry Hodges

as Malcolm's FOI

Kevan Gibbs

as Malcolm's FOI

Dana S. Hubbard

as Malcolm's FOI

David Reivers

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Robert Jason

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Kevin Rock

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Mansoor Najee-ullah

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Dion Graham

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Zaahir Muhammad

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Gregory Bargeman

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Lee Summers

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Rich Gordon

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Larry Rushing

as Elijah Muhammad's FOI

Monty Ross

as MC - Roseland

Eddie Davis

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

Reggie Pittman

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

Patrick Rickman

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

Gerald Brazel

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

Clack Gaton

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

Richard Owens

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

Douglas Purviance

as Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

Mark Gross

as Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone

Cleave Guyton Jr.

as Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone

Javon Jackson

as Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone

Lance Bryant

as Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone

Daniel Lemelle

as Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone

David Fludd

as Lionel Hampton Band - Piano

Marcus Lauper

as Lionel Hampton Band - Bass

Dwayne Cook Broadnax

as Lionel Hampton Band - Drums

Preston Vismale

as Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant

Miki Howard

as Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday

Terence Blanchard

as Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet

Bruce David Barth

as Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano

Rodney Whitaker

as Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass

William E. Kilson

as Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums

Sonny Allen

as Roseland Dancer

Vanessa Benton

as Roseland Dancer

Cheryl Burr

as Roseland Dancer

Leslie Dockery

as Roseland Dancer

Cisco Drayton

as Roseland Dancer

Byron Easley

as Roseland Dancer

John Elejaide

as Roseland Dancer

Debra Elkins

as Roseland Dancer

Gina Ellis

as Roseland Dancer

John Festa

as Roseland Dancer

Robert H. Fowler III

as Roseland Dancer

Ryan Francois

as Roseland Dancer

Phillip Gilmore

as Roseland Dancer

Jauquette Green

as Roseland Dancer

Wendy King

as Roseland Dancer

Jerome Jamal Hardeman

as Roseland Dancer

Dawn Hampton

as Roseland Dancer

Monique Harcum

as Roseland Dancer

Raymond Harris

as Roseland Dancer

Delphine T. Mantz

as Roseland Dancer

Bernard Marsh

as Roseland Dancer

Greta Martin

as Roseland Dancer

Norma Miller

as Roseland Dancer

Frances Morgan

as Roseland Dancer

John Parks

as Roseland Dancer

Greg Poland

as Roseland Dancer

Judine Hawkins Richard

as Roseland Dancer

Eartha Robinson

as Roseland Dancer

Michelle Robinson

as Roseland Dancer

Tracy Robinson

as Roseland Dancer

Ken Leigh Rogers

as Roseland Dancer

Eddie Sanabria

as Roseland Dancer

Eddie Shellman

as Roseland Dancer

Lynn Sterling

as Roseland Dancer

Keith Thomas

as Roseland Dancer

Debbie Williams

as Roseland Dancer

Charles Young

as Roseland Dancer

Anthony Dewitt

as Roseland Dancer

Cynthia Thomas

as Shorty's Dance Partner

Sharon Brooks

as Skeleton Crew Dancer

Laurieann Gibson

as Skeleton Crew Dancer

El Tahara Ibrahim

as Skeleton Crew Dancer

Keith Lewis

as Skeleton Crew Dancer

Dereque Whithurs

as Skeleton Crew Dancer

Steve Reed

as John F. Kennedy (archive footage)

Jodie Farber

as Jackie Kennedy (archive footage)

Randy Means

as Governor Connally (archive footage)

Columbia Dubose

as Nellie Connally (archive footage)

Vincent D'Onofrio

as Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cliff Cudney

as Limo Driver (archive footage)

George Marshall Ruge

as Secret Service Man (archive footage)

Bobby Seale

as Speaker #1

Al Sharpton

as Speaker #2

Christopher Plummer

as Chaplain Gill

Karen Allen

as Miss Dunne

Peter Boyle

as Captain Green

William Kunstler

as The Judge

Nelson Mandela

as Soweto Teacher

Ossie Davis

as Eulogy Performer (voice)

Ralph Abernathy

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Michael Albanese

as Harvard Law Student (uncredited)

Muhammad Ali

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Denise S. Anderson

as Crowd Member (uncredited)

Ashanti

as Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)

John D. Bair

as Bartender (uncredited)

Theodore Briseno

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Carlos

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bull Connor

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Angela Davis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Matthew M. Dillon

as DJ (uncredited)

Dave Droge

as Bartender (uncredited)

James Farmer

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Gifford

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Mark Gorham

as Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)

Ralph Hughes

as FOI Member (uncredited)

Jesse Jackson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe James

as Shooter (voice) (uncredited)

Eddie Kehler

as Harlem Cop (uncredited)

Martin Luther King Jr.

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rodney King

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stacey Koon

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Louis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marva Trotter Louis

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Malcolm X

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frankie Manning

as Roseland Dancer (uncredited)

Willie Mays

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Mitchell

as Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Peter Norman

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurence Powell

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jackie Robinson

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Betty Shabazz

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tommie Smith

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Billy Marshall Thompson

as Man in Temple (uncredited)

Irapaul Turner

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Zan Turner

as Man in the Crowd (uncredited)

George Wallace

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sonya Wallace

as Crowd Member (uncredited)

Roy Wilkins

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Timothy Wind

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andrew Young

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)