Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)

★ 9.0 2h 30m 2 votes IMDb
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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.

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

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Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard as Narrator Age 73 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Alfre Ette Woodard (born November 8, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She has been nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award, 12 times for Emmy Awards (winning four), an...
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou as Self Died 2014 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is cred...
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis as Self Died 2005 · Cogdell, Georgia, USA Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as Schoo...
Alex Haley
Alex Haley as Self Died 1992 · Ithaca, New York, USA Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Auto...
Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace as Self Died 2012 · Brookline, Massachusetts, USA Myron Leon 'Mike' Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. He interviewed a wide range of prominent news makers during his seven-...
Director Orlando Bagwell
Cast Alfre Woodard, Maya Angelou, Ossie Davis, John Henrik Clarke, Alex Haley, Betty Shabazz, Cyril McGuire, Mike Wallace, Peter Goldman, Benjamin 2X

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