Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1992)

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

Drama History

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.

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  • Release Date: 1992-11-18
  • Runtime: 3h 22min
  • Director: Spike Lee

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Denzel Washington

      Malcolm X

    • Angela Bassett

      Betty Shabazz

    • Albert Hall

      Baines

    • Al Freeman Jr.

      Elijah Muhammad

    • Delroy Lindo

      West Indian Archie

    • Spike Lee

      Shorty

    • Theresa Randle

      Laura

    • Kate Vernon

      Sophia

    • Lonette McKee

      Louise Little

    • Tommy Hollis

      Earl Little

    • James McDaniel

      Brother Earl

    • Ernest Lee Thomas

      Sidney

    • Jean-Claude La Marre

      Benjamin 2X

    • O.L. Duke

      Pete

    • Larry McCoy

      Sammy

    • Maurice Sneed

      Cadillac

    • Debi Mazar

      Peg

    • Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

      Honey

    • Scot Anthony Robinson

      Daniel

    • Sonny Jim Gaines

      Cholly

    • Joe Seneca

      Toomer

    • LaTanya Richardson Jackson

      Lorraine

    • Wendell Pierce

      Ben Thomas

    • Michael Guess

      William X

    • Leland Gantt

      Wilbur Kinley

    • Giancarlo Esposito

      Thomas Hayer

    • Leonard L. Thomas

      Leon Davis

    • Roger Guenveur Smith

      Rudy

    • Craig Wasson

      TV Host

    • Graham Brown

      Dr. Payson

    • Gerica Cox

      Eva Marie

    • Kristan Rai Segure

      Saudi

    • Lauren Padick

      Lisha

    • Danielle Fletcher

      Attalah

    • Frank Adu

      Chuck

    • Aleta Mitchell

      Sister Robin

    • Curt Williams

      Mr. Cooper

    • John Ottavino

      Blades

    • John Reidy

      Simmons

    • Frances Foster

      Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom

    • Reggie Montgomery

      Dick Jones

    • David Patrick Kelly

      Mr. Ostrowski

    • Gary L. Catus

      Doctor

    • Sharon Washington

      Augusta

    • Shirley Stoler

      Mrs. Swerlin

    • Oran "Juice" Jones

      Hustler

    • Ricky Gordon

      Lionel Hampton

    • George Lee Miles

      Preacher

    • Raye Dowell

      Sister Evelyn Williams

    • Veronica Webb

      Sister Lucille Rosary

    • Abdul Salaam El Razzac

      Fox

    • Keith Randolph Smith

      Brother Gene

    • George Guidall

      Mr. Holway

    • James L. Swain

      Conductor

    • Peewee Love

      Speedy

    • Lawrence James

      Tully

    • Steve White

      Brother Johnson

    • K. Smith

      Roderick

    • Christopher Rubin

      Sophia's Husband

    • Matthew Harris

      Malcolm, 5 Years Old

    • Zakee Howze

      Young Malcolm

    • Cytia Fontenette

      Hilda, 3 Years Old

    • Marlaine Bass

      Hilda, 8 Years Old

    • Benjamin Atwell

      Philbert, 1 Years Old

    • Peter Dunn

      Philbert, 6 Years Old

    • Dion Smack Jr.

      Reginald, 2 Years Old

    • Darnell Smith

      Elijah Muhammad's Grandson

    • TaiNesha Scott

      Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter

    • Chelsea Counts

      Yvonne, 6 Months Old

    • Chela Counts

      Yvonne, 6 Months Old

    • Natalie Clanton

      Yvonne, 1 Year Old

    • Jessica Givens

      Attalah

    • LaToyah Bigelow

      Qubillah, 3 Years Old

    • Martaleah Jackson

      Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

    • Tamaraleah Jackson

      Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

    • Jasmine Smith

      Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old

    • Valentino Smith

      Wilfred, 4 Years Old

    • David Thomas Jr.

      Wilfred, 8 Years Old

    • Simon Do-Ley

      Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams

    • Bill Goldberg

      The 'John'

    • Jonathan Peck

      Phone Voice (voice)

    • Leonard Parker

      Jason

    • Lennis Washington

      Mrs. Johnson

    • Dyan Humes

      Maid at open air marker

    • Lizbeth MacKay

      White Woman in market

    • Terry Layman

      CIA Agent

    • Terry Sumter

      CIA Agent

    • Jasper McGruder

      Hotel Clerk

    • Mary Alice

      School Teacher

    • Wyatt Tee Walker

      Hospital Spokesperson

    • Hazel Medina

      Cashier Person

    • Wendy E. Taylor

      Numbers Woman

    • Ed Herlihy

      Joe Louis Announcer

    • Ralph Cooper Sr.

      Radio Announcer

    • Christian J. Dacosta

      Passerby

    • Karen Duffy

      Sophia’s Friend

    • Walter Jones

      Barber's Customer

    • Marc Phillips

      Photographer

    • Showman Uneke

      Hustler at Grand Central Station

    • Theara Ward

      Moviegoer

    • Larry M. Cherry

      Prison Barber

    • Clebert Ford

      Barber

    • Grafton Trew

      Barber

    • Rogers Simon

      Barber

    • George T. Odom

      Barber

    • Vincent Moscaritola

      Prison Guard

    • Larry Attile

      Guard Baines

    • Brendan Kelly

      Guard Cone

    • John Griesemer

      Guard Wilkins

    • Fia Porter

      Coed

    • Billy J. Mitchell

      Man #1

    • Kent C. Jackman

      Man #2

    • Beatrice Winde

      Elderly Woman

    • Fracaswell Hyman

      Bartender

    • Rion Johnson

      Shoeshine Boy

    • Charles Weldon

      Follower at Temple #7

    • Mike Hodge

      Follower at Temple #7

    • Iris Little Thomas

      Follower at Temple #7

    • Ilyasah Shabazz

      Follower at Temple #7

    • Bahni Turpin

      Follower at Temple #7

    • Aaron Blackshear

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Nilyne Fields

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • John David Washington

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Rudi Bascomb

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Muhammad Parks

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Chinere Parry

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Ian Quiles

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Sharmeek Martinez

      Student in Harlem Classroom

    • Chuck Cooper

      Customer

    • Damon Chandler

      Customer

    • Shellye Broughton

      Customer

    • Nicholas Barnwell

      Customer

    • Sam Dixon

      Customer

    • Barbara Smith

      Customer

    • Rome Neal

      Prisoner

    • Earl Whitted

      Prisoner

    • Michael C. Mahon

      Prisoner

    • Addison Cook

      Prisoner

    • Byron Utley

      Prisoner

    • George Rafferty

      Prisoner

    • Maxwell Sinovoi

      Prisoner

    • Eric Sharp

      Prisoner

    • Stewart J. Zully

      TV Reporter

    • Colleen Cowan

      TV Reporter

    • Armand Schultz

      TV Reporter

    • Reade Kelly

      TV Reporter

    • Janet Zarish

      TV Reporter

    • Annie Corley

      TV Reporter

    • Stephen James

      TV Reporter

    • Steven Randazzo

      TV Reporter

    • Chris Skutch

      TV Reporter

    • William Swinton

      TV Reporter

    • Marcus Naylor

      TV Reporter

    • Anthony Nocerino

      TV Reporter

    • Gareth Williams

      JFK Reporter

    • Stephen Hanan

      JFK Reporter

    • Richard Schiff

      JFK Reporter

    • David Berman

      JFK Reporter

    • Michael Imperioli

      Reporter at Fire Bombing

    • Steve Stapenhorst

      Reporter at Fire Bombing

    • Arthur French

      Pullman Porter

    • Lex Monson

      Pullman Porter

    • Judd Jones

      Pullman Porter

    • C.E. Smith

      Fountain Waiter

    • Erika Smith-Brown

      Waitress

    • Raymond Anthony Thomas

      Crowd Member

    • Delilah Picart

      Crowd Member

    • Michael Ralph

      Crowd Member

    • Monique Cintron

      Hooker

    • Jake-Ann Jones

      Hooker

    • Sharon Ferguson

      Hooker / Roseland Dancer

    • Amelia Mimi Walker

      Hooker

    • Neisha Folkes-LeMelle

      Hooker

    • Karen Michaels

      Hooker

    • Lenore Pemberton

      Hooker

    • Elise Neal

      Hooker

    • Felicia Wilson

      Hooker

    • Yvette Brooks

      Hooker

    • Teresa Yvon Farley

      Young Hooker

    • John Sayles

      FBI Agent

    • Martin Donovan

      FBI Agent

    • Jay Charbonneau

      Cop at Audubon

    • Joe Pentangelo

      Mounted Police

    • Mike Farley

      Mounted Police

    • Nick Muglia

      Mounted Police

    • David Reilly

      Mounted Police

    • Nicholas Turturro

      Boston Cop

    • James Murtaugh

      Cop at Harlem Station

    • William Fichtner

      Cop at Harlem Station

    • Tim Kelleher

      Cop at Harlem Station

    • Michael Cullen

      Desk Sergeant

    • James MacDonald

      Lieutenant

    • Steve Aronson

      Black Legion Leader

    • Bill Anagnos

      Black Legion Member

    • Don Hewitt Sr.

      Black Legion Member

    • Jery Hewitt

      Black Legion Member

    • Joe Fitos

      KKK Member

    • Manny Siverio

      KKK Member

    • John P. 'Jack' McLaughlin

      KKK Member

    • Shawn O'Neil

      KKK Member

    • Andy Duppin

      KKK Member

    • Elmer Licciardello

      KKK Member

    • Matthew Underwood

      DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance

    • Renton Kirk

      DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance

    • Tim Hutchinson

      Fruit of Islam

    • Andre Blair

      Fruit of Islam

    • Abdul Hakeem Hijrah

      Fruit of Islam

    • Rony Clanton

      Fruit of Islam

    • Scott Whitehurst

      Malcolm's FOI

    • Eric Payne

      Malcolm's FOI

    • Ali A. Wahhab

      Malcolm's FOI

    • Terry Hodges

      Malcolm's FOI

    • Kevan Gibbs

      Malcolm's FOI

    • Dana S. Hubbard

      Malcolm's FOI

    • David Reivers

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Robert Jason

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Kevin Rock

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Mansoor Najee-Ullah

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Dion Graham

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Zaahir Muhammad

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Gregory Bargeman

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Lee Summers

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Rich Gordon

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Larry Rushing

      Elijah Muhammad's FOI

    • Monty Ross

      MC - Roseland

    • Eddie Davis

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

    • Reggie Pittman

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

    • Patrick Rickman

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

    • Gerald Brazel

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet

    • Clack Gaton

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

    • Richard Owens

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

    • Douglas Purviance

      Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone

    • Mark Gross

      Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone

    • Cleave Guyton Jr.

      Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone

    • Javon Jackson

      Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone

    • Lance Bryant

      Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone

    • Daniel Lemelle

      Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone

    • David Fludd

      Lionel Hampton Band - Piano

    • Marcus Lauper

      Lionel Hampton Band - Bass

    • Dwayne Cook Broadnax

      Lionel Hampton Band - Drums

    • Preston Vismale

      Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant

    • Miki Howard

      Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday

    • Terence Blanchard

      Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet

    • Bruce David Barth

      Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano

    • Rodney Whitaker

      Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass

    • William E. Kilson

      Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums

    • Sonny Allen

      Roseland Dancer

    • Vanessa Benton

      Roseland Dancer

    • Cheryl Burr

      Roseland Dancer

    • Leslie Dockery

      Roseland Dancer

    • Cisco Drayton

      Roseland Dancer

    • Byron Easley

      Roseland Dancer

    • John Elejaide

      Roseland Dancer

    • Debra Elkins

      Roseland Dancer

    • Gina Ellis

      Roseland Dancer

    • John Festa

      Roseland Dancer

    • Robert H. Fowler III

      Roseland Dancer

    • Ryan Francois

      Roseland Dancer

    • Phillip Gilmore

      Roseland Dancer

    • Jauquette Green

      Roseland Dancer

    • Wendy King

      Roseland Dancer

    • Jerome Jamal Hardeman

      Roseland Dancer

    • Dawn Hampton

      Roseland Dancer

    • Monique Harcum

      Roseland Dancer

    • Raymond Harris

      Roseland Dancer

    • Delphine T. Mantz

      Roseland Dancer

    • Bernard Marsh

      Roseland Dancer

    • Greta Martin

      Roseland Dancer

    • Norma Miller

      Roseland Dancer

    • Frances Morgan

      Roseland Dancer

    • John Parks

      Roseland Dancer

    • Greg Poland

      Roseland Dancer

    • Judine Hawkins Richard

      Roseland Dancer

    • Eartha Robinson

      Roseland Dancer

    • Michelle Robinson

      Roseland Dancer

    • Tracy Robinson

      Roseland Dancer

    • Ken Leigh Rogers

      Roseland Dancer

    • Eddie Sanabria

      Roseland Dancer

    • Eddie Shellman

      Roseland Dancer

    • Lynn Sterling

      Roseland Dancer

    • Keith Thomas

      Roseland Dancer

    • Debbie Williams

      Roseland Dancer

    • Charles Young

      Roseland Dancer

    • Anthony Dewitt

      Roseland Dancer

    • Cynthia Thomas

      Shorty's Dance Partner

    • Sharon Brooks

      Skeleton Crew Dancer

    • Laurieann Gibson

      Skeleton Crew Dancer

    • El Tahara Ibrahim

      Skeleton Crew Dancer

    • Keith Lewis

      Skeleton Crew Dancer

    • Dereque Whithurs

      Skeleton Crew Dancer

    • Kiki Della Vecchia

      Teenage Whore

    • Bobby Seale

      Speaker #1

    • Al Sharpton

      Speaker #2

    • Christopher Plummer

      Chaplain Gill

    • Karen Allen

      Miss Dunne

    • Peter Boyle

      Captain Green

    • William Kunstler

      The Judge

    • Nelson Mandela

      Soweto Teacher

    • Ossie Davis

      Eulogy Performer (voice)

    • Michael Albanese

      Harvard Law Student (uncredited)

    • Ashanti

      Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)

    • Dan Gifford

      Prison Guard (uncredited)

    • Mark Gorham

      Police Chief's Driver (uncredited)

    • Ralph Hughes

      FOI Member (uncredited)

    • Eddie Kehler

      Harlem Cop (uncredited)

    • Frankie Manning

      Roseland Dancer (uncredited)

    • Charles Mitchell

      Prison Inmate (uncredited)

    • Sonya Wallace

      Crowd Member (uncredited)

    • Joe James

      Shooter (voice, uncredited)

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