Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994•2h 30m•9.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.
Director
Orlando Bagwell
Writer
Orlando Bagwell, Steve Bagwell, Steve Fayer
Languages
English
Studio
Blackside
Cast
Alfre Woodard
Narrator
Maya Angelou
Self
Ossie Davis
Self
John Henrik Clarke
Self
Alex Haley
Self
Betty Shabazz
Self
Cyril McGuire
Self
Mike Wallace
Self
Peter Goldman
Self
Benjamin 2X
Self
Sharon 10X
Self
Production
Company
Blackside
Company
C. Fénix Films
Company
GBH
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