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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

20011h MovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorLynn Dougherty
WritersAlex Haley·Sydnye White
ProducerLynn Dougherty

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Cast · Directed by Lynn Dougherty

MXMalcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
DSDonald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Narrator (voice)

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