Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Jan 26, 1994

2h 30m

★ 10.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Blackside

C. Fénix Films

GBH

Malcolm X: Make It Plain Trailers

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Cast

Narrator

Alfre Woodard

Self

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

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