Product Details

• Actors: Alfre Woodard, Peter Bailey (III), Ella Collins, John Henrik Clarke, Ossie Davis
• Directors: Orlando Bagwell
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Mpi Home Video
• VHS Release Date: May 15, 2001
• Run Time: 136 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303450873
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,270 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much Malcolm, July 21, 2002

By	Donmega - See all my reviews

This is typical of the modern style of documentary. Very little of the actual subject matter -Malcolm X, rarely shows up on his own tape. Instead of showing Malcolm himself speaking, they give us OTHER people telling us what a great speaker Malcolm was. Rather than having Malcolm explain himself, we have a variety of "experts" explaining Malcolm's beliefs. When you finish watching a tape like this, you can't understand what all the fuss over this guy is about. You don't get a sense of his personality or charisma.

Its really annoying how John Henrick Clarke, Joseph X and others are allowed to speak sentence after sentence about Malcolm, but when a clip of Malcolm himself is shown, its often cut after only one sentence.

A much better choice is "Malcolm X: His Own Story as it Really Happened" which was made back in 1972 when the trend in documentraies was to include as much of the original subject mattera as possible.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The *best* documentary on Malcolm I have ever seen, October 13, 2003

By	Sameer Alibhai "Sharp Developer" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I went to the library, and borrowed 5-6 tapes on Malcolm X. Out of all of them, including the Spike Lee movie, this one is *THE* best. We even showed it at our University twice because it was so good. Includes aspects of the history such as the "Fruit of Islam" and other little tidbits you won't see in the other documentaries!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must-see for all serious malcolm x scholars., December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This straight forward work takes the viewer thru the life of Malcolm X - from early adulthood to death. The story is told via short interviews with friends and family who knew him best.

Great, unbiased telling of the events. Perfect for the classroom as well.