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Malcolm X

1972·91 min

Malcolm X

Directed by Arnold Perl

Documentary

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

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James Earl Jones

Biographical Narration (voice)

Eulogy (voice)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

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Producer

Nancy Reals Perl

Producer

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Leon Ameer

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage) (as Rap Brown)

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Eldridge Cleaver

Self (archive footage)

Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)

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Self - 1968 Olympics (archive footage) (as L. Evans)

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Louis Farrakhan

Self (archive footage) (as Minister Farrakhan)

Self - 1968 Olympics (archive footage) (as R. Freeman)

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Malcolm X (1972) is about james Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.

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Arnold Perl directed Malcolm X (1972).

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