| Title | : | Malcolm X |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 1992 |
| Rating | : | 7.7 |
| Language | : | English |
| Runtime | : | 202 |
| Genre | : | Biography,Drama,History,Romance |
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 and dies a Muslim martyr.
Alex Haley (book), Malcolm X (book), Arnold Perl (screenplay), Spike Lee (screenplay)
