Product Details

• Actors: Dan Rather, Maya Angelou, Ray Barron, Ella Collins, Rod Collins
• Directors: Brett Alexander
• Format: Black & White, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302587301
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,617 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Standard TV Documentary, January 8, 2003

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"asa_nisi_masa" (brooklyn, ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real Malcolm X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a well done, yet generic television documentary and good if you're interested in Malcolm X's public life. It seems their idea of an 'intimate portrait' was based more upon his life in the press and how others viewed him. At times it seems to border on the sensationalistic, but only goes so far (probably because of the Dan Rather element). There are some interesting interviews, but they never linger too long on the personal. More time is given to the conflict Malcolm X experienced with the Nation of Islam, how people reacted to or regarded him, the controversy surrounding him, and some questions are raised regarding the conspiracy of his assassination. It is interesting for historical and political purposes and the interviews with current Afro-American figures such as James Farmer, Maya Angelou, Public Enemy, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, and Wesley Snipes are insightful, but don't count on a truly 'intimate portrait'.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent supplemental video, October 11, 2000

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kerry naylor (tyrone, pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Real Malcolm X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

For anyone who has read The Autobiography of Malcolm X and would like to put a face with some of the names, this video is an excellent start. It contains personal interviews conducted by Mike Wallace with Malcolm's half-sister Ella, as well as his friend Malcolm Jarvis, referred to in the autobiography as "Shorty." It also provides a look at Harlem and Boston in the 1930s and 1940s, providing a glimpse of the places Malcolm frequented as a young "hipster." The video follows Malcolm's life chronologically, and contains excerpts from some of his famous speeches and television interviews, while balancing it with commentary from members of the Nation of Islam who were glad to see him leave in 1963. For anyone who has an interest in this topic and would like to learn more, look no further than than this video. It makes a great supplement to Malcolm's autobiography and could be used by history and English teachers as a supplement to Civil Rights and Malcolm X units.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is the CBS documentary, December 26, 2000

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Johan Nilsson (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Malcolm X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Dan Rather hosts a riveting and revealing odyssey that traces the life and times of the most charismatic and controversial leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Also includes interviews with many who knew him including his widow Betty Shabazz, Quincy Jones, Dick Gregory, Andrew Young, and contemporary artists like Public Enemy, who discuss his legacy.