Malcolm X (1992)
7.7/10
202 min
1992
en
Action
Biography
Drama
History
Romance
Synopsis
Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965.
Cast
Denzel Washington as Malcolm X William Fichtner as Cop at Harlem Station Vincent D'Onofrio as Bill Newman Giancarlo Esposito as Thomas Hayer
