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Summary:
- Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
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Language Notes:
- Closed-captioned.
Sound tracks in English and French; optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish.
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System Details:
- DVD; Dolby surround 5.1 (English, 1992 movie), Dolby surround stereo. (French, 1992 movie), mono. (1972 documentary).
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Performers:
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman, Jr., Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Theresa Randle, Kate Vernon.
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Production Credits:
- Co-producers, Monty Ross, Jon Kulik and Preston Holmes ; music, Terence Blanchard ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; director of photography, Ernest Dickerson.
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General Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1992.
Based on the book "The autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to Alex Haley.
Special features include: commentary by Spike Lee, director of photography Ernest Dickerson, editor Barry Alexander Brown, and costume designer Ruth Carter; deleted scenes with introductions by Spike Lee; "By any means necessary" (the making-of Malcolm X); theatrical trailer; "Malcolm X" (1972 Oscar nominated feature length documentary; 92 min.).
Berlin International Film Festival, 1993: Silver Berlin Bear, Best Actor (Denzel Washington).
Gift: University of North Texas. College of Visual Arts and Design, October 2012.
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Audience:
- MPAA rating: PG-13, a scene of violence, drugs and some language.
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Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (202 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
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Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
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Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
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Call Numbers:
- MAL 1992 DVD
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ISBNs:
- 0790792214
9780790792217
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Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 085393353124
Publisher Number, Warner Home Video: 33531
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OCLC Numbers:
- 57622800
