Malcolm X

Resource Information

The work Malcolm X represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Cedar Rapids Public Library-Metro Library Network. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Malcolm X

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. presents ; in association with Largo International N.V. ; a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; screenplay by Arnold Perl and Spike Lee ; produced by Marvin Worth and Spike Lee ; directed by Spike Lee

Contributor

• Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
• Largo International N.V
• Warner Bros
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Allen, Karen, 1951-
• Bassett, Angela
• Boyle, Peter, 1935-2006
• D'Onofrio, Vincent
• Davis, Ossie
• Duffy, Karen, 1961-
• Esposito, Giancarlo
• Freeman, Al
• Haley, Alex
• Hall, Albert
• Lee, Spike
• Lindo, Delroy, 1952-
• Mandela, Nelson, 1918-
• Mazar, Debi
• McDaniel, James, 1958-
• Perl, Arnold
• Plummer, Christopher
• Randle, Theresa, 1967-
• Vernon, Kate, 1961-
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Webb, Veronica
• Worth, Marvin
• X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

Subject

• African Americans -- Race identity -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Black Muslims -- Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• United States -- Race relations -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Drama

Genre

• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng

Summary

The life and times of Malcolm X, who, through his conversion to Islam, overcame his deprived and criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader

Cataloging source

BKX

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Photographed by Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music score, Terence Blanchard

Dewey number

• [Fic]
• 791.43/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG-13; a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language (1992 feature film)
• MPAA rating: PG (1972 documentary)

Language note

• Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles in French or Spanish
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing

PerformerNote

Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon, James McDaniel, Debi Mazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Veronica Webb, Karen Duffy, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Plummer, Karen Allen, Nelson Mandela, Ossie Davis, Peter Boyle

Runtime

201

Technique

live action