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Per Malcolm Little la vita è sempre stata caratterizzata dalla sofferenza e dalla lotta: un'infanzia infelice trascorsa tra orfanatrofi e riformatori. Prova sulla sua pelle la violenza del Ku Klux Klan e il degrado dei ghetti neri; diviene spacciatore, sfruttatore e conosce nuovamente la galera, ma l'incontro con il musulmano nero Elijah Muhammad gli cambia la vita: rifiuta il cognome impostogli dalla società bianca ribattezzandosi Malcolm X e divenendo il capo e la guida di tutti i neri che ... La vita di Malcolm X. È basato sull'Autobiografia di Malcolm X.
Studioso, detenuto, leader, discepolo, hipster, padre, truffatore, ministro, uomo nero, ogni uomo.
Data rilascio : 18/11/1992
regia di Spike Lee
Budget : 34.000.000,00 $
Incasso : 48.169.908,00 $
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 Market -
Lizbeth MacKay
- White Woman at 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 -
Kiki Della Vecchia
- Teenage Whore -
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 Patrick McLaughlin
- KKK Member -
Shaun 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 -
Steve Reed
- John F. Kennedy (archive footage) -
Jodie Farber
- Jackie Kennedy (archive footage) -
Randy Means
- Governor Connally (archive footage) -
Columbia Dubose
- Nellie Connally (archive footage) -
Vincent D'Onofrio
- Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Cliff Cudney
- Limo Driver (archive footage) -
George Marshall Ruge
- Secret Service Man (archive footage) -
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) -
Ralph Abernathy
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Michael Albanese
- Harvard Law Student (uncredited) -
Muhammad Ali
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Denise S. Anderson
- Crowd Member (uncredited) -
Ashanti
- Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited) -
John D. Bair
- Bartender (uncredited) -
Theodore Briseno
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
John Carlos
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Bull Connor
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Angela Davis
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Matthew M. Dillon
- DJ (uncredited) -
Dave Droge
- Bartender (uncredited) -
James Farmer
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Dan Gifford
- Prison Guard (uncredited) -
Mark Gorham
- Police Chief's Driver (uncredited) -
Ralph Hughes
- FOI Member (uncredited) -
Jesse Jackson
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Joe James
- Shooter (voice) (uncredited) -
Eddie Kehler
- Harlem Cop (uncredited) -
Martin Luther King Jr.
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Rodney King
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Stacey Koon
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Joe Louis
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Marva Trotter Louis
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Malcolm X
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Frankie Manning
- Roseland Dancer (uncredited) -
Willie Mays
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Charles Mitchell
- Prison Inmate (uncredited) -
Peter Norman
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Laurence Powell
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Jackie Robinson
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Betty Shabazz
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Tommie Smith
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Billy Marshall Thompson
- Man in Temple (uncredited) -
Irapaul Turner
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Zan Turner
- Man in the Crowd (uncredited) -
George Wallace
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Sonya Wallace
- Crowd Member (uncredited) -
Roy Wilkins
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Timothy Wind
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Andrew Young
- Self (archive footage) (uncredited)