Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
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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.
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Alfre WoodardNarrator
Maya AngelouSelf
Ossie DavisSelfJohn Henrik ClarkeSelf
Alex HaleySelfBetty ShabazzSelfCyril McGuireSelf
Mike WallaceSelfPeter GoldmanSelfBenjamin 2XSelfSharon 10XSelfKeywords
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What is Malcolm X: Make It Plain about?
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.
How long is Malcolm X: Make It Plain?
Malcolm X: Make It Plain has a runtime of 150 minutes.