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Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Jan 26, 1994 · 2h 30m
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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.

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CAST

Alfre Woodard
Narrator
Maya Angelou
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Ossie Davis
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John Henrik Clarke
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Alex Haley
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Betty Shabazz
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Cyril McGuire
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Mike Wallace
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Directed by Orlando Bagwell

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Blackside, C. Fénix Films, GBH
Country
US

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