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Malcolm X

Released: May 24, 1972 (1972)

Runtime: 91 minutes

Genres: Documentary

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

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

  • Ossie Davis as Eulogy (voice)

    Age at release: 54

  • Malcolm X as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 47

  • James Earl Jones as Biographical Narration (voice)

    Age at release: 41

  • Leon Ameer as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 38

  • Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 30

  • Kwame Ture as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 30

  • H. Rap Brown as Self (archive footage) (as Rap Brown)

    Age at release: 28

  • John Carlos as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 26

  • Vida Blue as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 22

  • John Ali as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: Unknown

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  • Ella Collins as Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)

    Age at release: 58

  • James Farmer as Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)

    Age at release: 52

  • Charles Evers as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 49

  • Louis Farrakhan as Self (archive footage) (as Minister Farrakhan)

    Age at release: 39

  • Eldridge Cleaver as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 36

  • Angela Davis as Self (archive footage)

    Age at release: 28

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

    Age at release: 25

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

    Age at release: 24