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Malcolm X: Make It Plain

9.019942h 30mMovieDocumentaryHistory

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.

DirectorOrlando Bagwell
WritersOrlando Bagwell·Steve Bagwell
ProducerHenry Hampton

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Cast · Directed by Orlando Bagwell

AWAlfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Narrator
MAMaya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Self
ODOssie Davis
Ossie Davis
Self
JC
John Henrik Clarke
Self
AHAlex Haley
Alex Haley
Self
BS
Betty Shabazz
Self
CM
Cyril McGuire
Self
MWMike Wallace
Mike Wallace
Self
PG
Peter Goldman
Self
B2
Benjamin 2X
Self
S1
Sharon 10X
Self

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Malcolm X: Make It Plain hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 16, 1994. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.