Malcolm X

Author

Spike Lee

Call Number

• BLU-RAY DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Director-approved two-Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon, Ossie Davis.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2022]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (201 minutes) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm.)

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; a scene of violence, and for drugs and some language.

Summary

"One of the most electrifying heroes of the twentieth century receives an appropriately sweeping screen biopic, rich in both historical insight and propulsive cinematic style, courtesy of visionary director Spike Lee. Built around an extraordinary performance from Denzel Washington, Malcolm X draws on the iconic civil rights leader's autobiography to trace his journey of empowerment, from a childhood riven by white-supremacist violence to a life of petty crime to his conversion to Islam and rebirth as a fearless fighter for Black liberation, whose courage and eloquence inspired oppressed communities the world over. An epic of impeccable craft that was made with Lee's closest creative collaborators and is buoyed by commanding performances from Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett, Al Freeman Jr., and others, this is a passionate monument to a man whose life continues to serve as a model of principled resistance."--Container.

Notes

Based on the book "The autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1992.

Special features: New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Ernest Dickerson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack ; audio commentary from 2005 featuring director Spike Lee, Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter ; new conversation between Lee and writer Barry Michael Cooper ; new interviews with actor Delroy Lindo and composer Terence Blanchard ; making-of program featuring Lee, Dickerson, Brown, Blanchard, Carter, actor Denzel Washington, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, actor Ossie Davis, Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasha Shabazz, and others ; Malcolm X (1972), a feature length documentary directed by Arnold Perl and narrated by actor James Earl Jones ; deleted scenes with introductions by Lee ; trailer.