The Real Malcolm X
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CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that his death was a great loss to the nation. The film intercuts archival footage of Malcolm and interviews with family, friends, colleagues, scholars, and writers. CBS documents Malcolm's move from being Elijah Muhammad's deputy in the Nation of Islam to his embrace of Islam: his new links with the civil rights movement posed a real threat to the powers that be. CBS details his death after secret FBI acts to increase the rift between Muhammad and Malcolm. Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Andrew Young offer trenchant comments. "He was our manhood," eulogized Ossie Davis.
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Dan Rather
Self - Narrator / Interviewer
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Maya Angelou
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Chuck D
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James Farmer
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Dick Gregory
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Lionel Hampton
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Clarence B. Jones
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Quincy Jones
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Betty Shabazz
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Wesley Snipes
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Mario Van Peebles
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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Brett Alexander Director
United States release November 18, 1992 · Produced in United States
Production
CBS News Productions
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United States
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Original language
English
Release dates
United States · November 18, 1992
Theatrical
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