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Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1972)★ 7.6/10

PG · US · 91 min · May 24, 1972

  • Documentary
  • Biography

Directed by: Arnold Perl

Written by: Alex Haley, Malcolm X, Arnold Perl

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

Directed by

Arnold Perl

Written by

Alex HaleyMalcolm XArnold Perl

Cast & crew

James Earl JonesBiographical Narration (voice)Ossie DavisEulogy (voice)John AliSelf (archiveFootage)Muhammad AliSelf (archiveFootage)Leon AmeerSelf (archiveFootage)Vida BlueSelf (archiveFootage)H. Rap BrownSelf (archiveFootage)John CarlosSelf (archiveFootage)Stokely CarmichaelSelf (archiveFootage)Eldridge CleaverSelf (archiveFootage)Ella CollinsSelf - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archiveFootage)Angela DavisSelf (archiveFootage)Lee EvansSelf - 1968 Olympics (archiveFootage)Charles EversSelf (archiveFootage)James FarmerSelf - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archiveFootage)Louis FarrakhanSelf (archiveFootage)Ronald FreemanSelf - 1968 Olympics (archiveFootage)Edwin GardnerSelf (archiveFootage)Charles GarrySelf (archiveFootage)Marcus GarveySelf - in Car (archiveFootage)Kenneth GibsonSelf (archiveFootage)Arthur GoldbergSelf (archiveFootage)Jesse JacksonSelf (archiveFootage)G. Lawrence JamesSelf - 1968 Olympics (archiveFootage)Martin Luther KingSelf - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archiveFootage)William KunstlerSelf (archiveFootage)Sonny ListonSelf - Fights Cassius Clay (archiveFootage)Louis LomaxSelf (archiveFootage)Ruchell MageeSelf (archiveFootage)Malcolm XSelf - Speeches, Lies in State (archiveFootage)Elijah MuhammadSelf (archiveFootage)Huey P. NewtonSelf (archiveFootage)Bayard RustinSelf (archiveFootage)King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al SaudSelf (archiveFootage)Betty ShabazzSelf (archiveFootage)Raymond SharrieffSelf (archiveFootage)Percy SuttonSelf (archiveFootage)Harry TaylorSelf (archiveFootage)Mister WalshSelfJames XSelf (archiveFootage)Philbert XSelf - Brother of Malcolm X (archiveFootage)James 52XSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Fidel CastroSelf - Carries Rifle (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Stepin FetchitUnidentified Film Role (uncredited) (archiveFootage)John F. KennedySelf - Funeral (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Robert F. KennedySelf - at Funeral of JFK (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Ted KennedySelf - at Funeral of JFK (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisSelf - at Funeral of JFK (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Gene RobertsSelf (on Audubon stage after shooting) (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (unconfirmed)U ThantSelf - UN (uncredited) (archiveFootage)