Malcolm X poster
Screenplay Spike Lee, Arnold Perl
Director Spike Lee

Malcolm X

Tagline: Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.

Release Date: 1992-11-18

Duration: 202 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Denzel Washington
    Malcolm X
  • William Fichtner
    Cop at Harlem Station
  • Giancarlo Esposito
    Thomas Hayer
  • Peter Boyle
    Captain Green
  • Debi Mazar
    Peg
  • Angela Bassett
    Betty Shabazz
  • Michael Imperioli
    Reporter at Fire Bombing
  • Christopher Plummer
    Chaplain Gill
  • Nicholas Turturro
    Boston Cop
  • John David Washington
    Student in Harlem Classroom