Product Details

• Actors: Morgan Freeman, Yolanda King, Mansoor Najeeullah, Sam Singleton, Tommy Redmond Hicks
• Directors: Woodie King Jr.
• Writers: Woodie King Jr.
• Producers: Woodie King Jr., Gloria Mitchell
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Xenon
• VHS Release Date: February 24, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303614795
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #217,606 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on - continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and interviews, this is the story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Featuring the music of jazz percussionist Max Roach.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An Intimate View of a Marked Man, December 12, 2002

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Thomas O Marshalek (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malcolm X: Death of a Prophet [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is nowhere near as flashy or as gripping as Spike Lee's "Malcolm X". It presents a more low key and gritty picture of a man quietly going on with his life's work even while knowing that someone has marked him for death. The lack of Hollywood flair makes this movie feel more realistic than Spike Lee's film, like you're actually walking around the city with Malcolm. Still I missed the sense of energy that Denzel Washington brought to the role. Freeman's Malcolm is someone you like and respect, but he doesn't charismatically draw you into his vision like Washington did in his portrayal, or perhaps like the real Malcolm did. In any case this DVD is worth seeing for its sense of realism, which perhaps serves as something of a counterbalance to visions of Malcolm X, the demi-god of our imagination, when after all he was a flesh and blood man, albeit a man of great vision, courage and charisma.

13 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TRUE STORY OF THE EVENS AFTER MALCOM X DEATH, September 20, 2003

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This review is from: Malcolm X: The Death of a Prophet (DVD)

This incredible film follows the events in the final twenty four hours of the life of controversial religious and political leader Malcolm X. Fanatics tried to firebomb his home. They tried to murder him white he slept. Why was he so hated? Where were the police on the day of his assassination? How did his killers manage to escape?

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An agony to view, June 25, 2010

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This review is from: DEATH OF A PROPHET (DVD)

Don't be fooled into thinking that because Morgan Freeman is in this film that it has any quality -- it does NOT. One of the worst films I've ever viewed. Kept waiting for something redeeming to happen -- never did. It's far from a "gripping drama" as advertised. Don't waste your money.