Malcolm X [videorecording] /
Warner Bros. presents in association with Largo International N.V. ; a 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; produced by Marvin Worth and Spike Lee ; screenplay by Arnold Perl and Spike Lee ; directed by Spike Lee.
- Widescreen.
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]
- 2 videodiscs (202 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992. Based on the book "The autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley. Special features include: commentary by Spike Lee, director of photography Ernest Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth Carter; deleted scenes with introductions by Spike Lee; "By any means necessary" (the making-of Malcolm X); theatrical trailer; "Malcolm X" (1972 Oscar nominated feature length documentary; 92 min.).
Co-producers, Monty Ross, Jon Kulik and Preston Holmes ; music, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; director of photography, Ernest Dickerson. Co-producers, Monty Ross, Jon Kulik and Preston Holmes ; music, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; director of photography, Ernest Dickerson.
Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon.
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
MPAA rating: PG-13, a scene of violence, drugs and some language.