말콤X(덴젤 워싱턴)는 젊은 시절에는 말콤 리틀이라는 본명을 가진 그저 그런 뒷골목 흑인 건달이었다. 약물을 이용해 곱슬거리는 머리를 펴고 백인처럼 굴고 싶어하던 말콤은 돈을 위해 마약 밀매에 관여하다 경찰에 체포된다. 말콤은 감옥 안에서 비로소 이슬람교의 교리와 흑인 인권 사상을 접하고 스스로 이름을 말콤 X로 바꾼다. 흑인의 잃어버린 뿌리를 찾을 때까지 성을 'X'라고 정한 것이다. 마틴 루터 킹 목사와 달리 보다 급진적인 흑인 인권 운동을 주장하던 말콤 X는 차츰 적이 늘어나고 결국 연단에서 암살당한다.
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Denzel Washington
Malcolm X
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Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
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Albert Hall
Baines
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Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
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Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
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Spike Lee
Shorty
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Theresa Randle
Laura
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Kate Vernon
Sophia
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Lonette McKee
Louise Little
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Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
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James McDaniel
Brother Earl
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Ernest Lee Thomas
Sidney
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Jean-Claude La Marre
Benjamin 2X
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O.L. Duke
Pete
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Debi Mazar
Peg
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Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Honey
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Scot Anthony Robinson
Daniel
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Joe Seneca
Toomer
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Lorraine
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Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
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Giancarlo Esposito
Thomas Hayer
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Leonard L. Thomas
Leon Davis
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Roger Guenveur Smith
Rudy
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Craig Wasson
TV Host
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Frank Adu
Chuck
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Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
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John Ottavino
Blades
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Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
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David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
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Sharon Washington
Augusta
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Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
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George Lee Miles
Preacher
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Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
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Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
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Abdul Salaam El Razzac
Fox
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Keith Randolph Smith
Brother Gene
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Steve White
Brother Johnson
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Lizbeth MacKay
White Woman at Market
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Mary Alice
School Teacher
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Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
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Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
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Karen Duffy
Sophia’s Friend
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Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
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George T. Odom
Barber
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Brendan Kelly
Guard Cone
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Billy J. Mitchell
Man #1
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Beatrice Winde
Elderly Woman
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Bahni Turpin
Follower at Temple #7
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John David Washington
Student in Harlem Classroom
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Chuck Cooper
Customer
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Byron Utley
Prisoner
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Marcus Naylor
TV Reporter
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Richard Schiff
JFK Reporter
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Steve Stapenhorst
Reporter at Fire Bombing
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Arthur French
Pullman Porter
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Michael Ralph
Crowd Member
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Elise Neal
Hooker
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Sharon Ferguson
Hooker / Roseland Dancer
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Martin Donovan
FBI Agent
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Joe Pentangelo
Mounted Police
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Nicholas Turturro
Boston Cop
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Tim Kelleher
Cop at Harlem Station
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Michael Cullen
Desk Sergeant
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James MacDonald
Lieutenant
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Jery Hewitt
Black Legion Member
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Manny Siverio
KKK Member
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Eric Payne
Malcolm's FOI
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Dion Graham
Elijah Muhammad's FOI
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Terence Blanchard
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet
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Keith Thomas
Roseland Dancer
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Laurieann Gibson
Skeleton Crew Dancer
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Vincent D'Onofrio
Bill Newman (archive footage) (uncredited)
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George Marshall Ruge
Secret Service Man (archive footage)
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Bobby Seale
Speaker #1
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Al Sharpton
Speaker #2
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Christopher Plummer
Chaplain Gill
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Karen Allen
Miss Dunne
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Peter Boyle
Captain Green
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Nelson Mandela
Soweto Teacher
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Ossie Davis
Eulogy Performer (voice)
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Andrew Young
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Ashanti
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited)
