Film

The Real Malcolm X

1992 · 1h · Documentary

IMDb

6.6

CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that his death was a great loss to the nation. The film intercuts archival footage of Malcolm and interviews with family, friends, colleagues, scholars, and writers. CBS documents Malcolm's move from being Elijah Muhammad's deputy in the Nation of Islam to his embrace of Islam: his new links with the civil rights movement posed a real threat to the powers that be. CBS details his death after secret FBI acts to increase the rift between Muhammad and Malcolm. Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Andrew Young offer trenchant comments. "He was our manhood," eulogized Ossie Davis.

Dan Rather

Self - Narrator / Interviewer

Maya Angelou

Chuck D

James Farmer

Dick Gregory

Lionel Hampton

Clarence Jones

Quincy Jones

Betty Shabazz

Wesley Snipes

Mario Van Peebles

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Andrew Young

Walter Cronkite

Ossie Davis

• Brett AlexanderDirector

Release date

November 18, 1992

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h

Genres

Documentary