The Autobiography of Malcolm X

April. 01,2001      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was assassinated in New York's Audubon Ballroom in February 1965.

Malcolm X as  Self (archive footage)
Donald Sutherland as  Narrator (voice)

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Reviews

Dotsthavesp
2001/04/01

I wanted to but couldn't!

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Stevecorp
2001/04/02

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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Derrick Gibbons
2001/04/03

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

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Billy Ollie
2001/04/04

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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