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.
General Note
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.).