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1 videodisc (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1992
Born Malcolm Little, his minister father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. After getting out of jail, he preaches the teachings, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. There he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim. He changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz and stops his anti-white teachings, having discovered the error of his mistakes. He is later assasinated and dies a Muslim martyr
Based on the book "The autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley
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Photography, Ernest Dickerson ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; original music score, Terence Blanchard
Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
MPAA rating: PG-13; for a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language
DVD, region 1, widescreen (matted, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital stereo. surround, dual-layer
English (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, English or French subtitles; closed-captioned