Malcolm X
One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historical insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee. Built around an extraordinary performance from Denzel Washington, Malcolm X draws on the iconic civil rights leader’s autobiography to trace his journey of empowerment, from a childhood riven by white-supremacist violence to a life of petty crime to his conversion to Islam and rebirth as a fearless fighter for Black liberation, whose courage and eloquence inspired oppressed communities the world over. Impeccably crafted by Lee and his closest creative collaborators, and buoyed by commanding performances from Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Al Freeman Jr., and others, this is a passionate monument to a man whose life continues to serve as a model of principled resistance.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
- Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter
- New conversation between Lee and journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
- New interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard
- Program about the making of the film, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston Holmes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz
- Malcolm X (1972), a feature-length documentary produced by Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl Jones
- Deleted scenes with introductions by Lee
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of “Malcolm X” . . ., and Davis’s eulogy for Malcolm X
New cover by Eric Skillman
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
- Audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter
- New conversation between Lee and journalist and screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
- New interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard
- Program about the making of the film, featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Reverend Al Sharpton, former Warner Bros. executive Lucy Fisher, producers Preston Holmes and Jon Kilik, production designer Wynn Thomas, casting director Robi Reed, and Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz
- Malcolm X (1972), a feature-length documentary produced by Marvin Worth and Arnold Perl and directed by Perl, narrated by actor James Earl Jones
- Deleted scenes with introductions by Lee
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by Cooper, excerpts from Lee’s 1992 book By Any Means Necessary: The Trials and Tribulations of the Making of “Malcolm X” . . ., and Davis’s eulogy for Malcolm X
New cover by Eric Skillman
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- Malcolm X
- Angela Bassett
- Betty Shabazz
- Albert Hall
- Baines
- Al Freeman Jr.
- Elijah Muhammad
- Delroy Lindo
- West Indian Archie
- Spike Lee
- Shorty
- Theresa Randle
- Laura
- Kate Vernon
- Sophia
- Lonette McKee
- Louise Little
- Tommy Hollis
- Earl Little
- James McDaniel
- Brother Earl
- Ernest Thomas
- Sidney
- Jean-Claude la Marre
- Benjamin 2X
- O. L. Duke
- Pete
- Larry McCoy
- Sammy
- Maurice Sneed
- Cadillac
- Debi Mazar
- Peg
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
- Honey
- Miki Howard
- Billie Holliday
- Ricky Gordon
- Lionel Hampton
- Shirley Stoler
- Mrs. Swerlin
- Bobby Seale
- Speaker 1
- Al Sharpton
- Speaker 2
- Christopher Plummer
- Chaplain Gill
- Karen Allen
- Miss Dunne
- Peter Boyle
- Captain Green
- William Kunstler
- The Judge
- Nelson Mandela
- Soweto teacher
- Ossie Davis
- Eulogy written and performed by
Credits
- Director
- Spike Lee
- Produced by
- Marvin Worth
- Produced by
- Spike Lee
- Screenplay by
- Arnold Perl
- Screenplay by
- Spike Lee
- Coproducer
- Monty Ross
- Coproducer
- Jon Kilik
- Coproducer
- Preston Holmes
- Based on the book The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to
- Alex Haley
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Dickerson
- Production design
- Wynn Thomas
- Editor
- Barry Alexander Brown
- Original score
- Terence Blanchard
- Costume design
- Ruth E. Carter
- Casting
- Robi Reed
- Sound recordist
- Rolf Pardula
- Art director
- Tom Warren
- Project consultant
- Dr. Betty Shabazz
- Historical consultant
- Paul Lee
- Islamic technical consultant
- Jefri Aalmuhammed
- Key hairstylist
- John James
- Key makeup
- Marietta A. Carter
- Supervising sound editor
- Skip Lievsay
- Music supervisor
- Alex Steyermark
- Script continuity
- Shari Carpenter
- Stills photography
- David Lee
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