Sunday, April 14, 2013

MALCOLM X






MALCOLM X 

Malcolm X was distributed by Warner Bros. and released on November 18, 1992. Denzel Washington won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2010, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Trailer for Spike Lee's film starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr., Spike Lee, Kate Vernon, Lonette McKee, Roger Guenveur Smith, Theresa Randle, Debi Mazar, Christopher Plummer, Peter Boyle, Tommy Hollis,


MALCOLM X
(January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006)

Malcolm X in March 1964
Born Malcolm Little
May 19, 1925
Omaha, Nebraska
Died February 21, 1965 (aged 39)
New York City, New York
Cause of death Assassination (multiple gunshots)
Resting place Ferncliff Cemetery
Other names El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Organization Nation of Islam, Muslim Mosque, Inc., Organization of Afro-American Unity
Influenced by Elijah Muhammad,
Marcus Garvey
Political movement Black nationalism,
Pan-Africanism
Religion Sunni Islam (converted from Nation of Islam)
Spouse(s) Betty Shabazz (m. 1958)
Children Attallah Shabazz
Qubilah Shabazz
Ilyasah Shabazz
Gamilah Lumumba Shabazz
Malikah Shabazz
Malaak Shabazz
Parents Earl Little,
Louise Norton Little





 Denzel Hayes Washington, Malcolm X



Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr.

 (born December 28, 1954)
Is an American actor, film director, and film producer. He has received much critical acclaim for his work in film since the 1990s, including for his portrayals of real-life figures such as Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. Washington is a featured actor in the films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and was a frequent collaborator of the late director Tony Scott.



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