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Cast
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Denzel Washington | As: Malcolm X |
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Angela Bassett | As: Betty Shabazz |
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Albert Hall | As: Baines |
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Al Freeman Jr. | As: Elijah Muhammad |
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Delroy Lindo | As: West Indian Archie |
Storyline
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
| Tagline: | Scholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man. |
| Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
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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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Larry McCoy |
Sammy |
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Maurice Sneed |
Cadillac |
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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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Sonny Jim Gaines |
Cholly |
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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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Michael Guess |
William X |
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Leland Gantt |
Wilbur Kinley |
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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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Graham Brown |
Dr. Payson |
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Gerica Cox |
Eva Marie |
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Kristan Rai Segure |
Saudi |
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Lauren Padick |
Lisha |
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Danielle Fletcher |
Attalah |
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Frank Adu |
Chuck |
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Aleta Mitchell |
Sister Robin |
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Curt Williams |
Mr. Cooper |
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John Ottavino |
Blades |
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John Reidy |
Simmons |
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Frances Foster |
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom |
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Reggie Montgomery |
Dick Jones |
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David Patrick Kelly |
Mr. Ostrowski |
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Gary L. Catus |
Doctor |
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Sharon Washington |
Augusta |
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Shirley Stoler |
Mrs. Swerlin |
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Oran "Juice" Jones |
Hustler |
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Ricky Gordon |
Lionel Hampton |
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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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George Guidall |
Mr. Holway |
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James L. Swain |
Conductor |
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Peewee Love |
Speedy |
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Lawrence James |
Tully |
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Steve White |
Brother Johnson |
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K. Smith |
Roderick |
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Christopher Rubin |
Sophia's Husband |
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Matthew Harris |
Malcolm, 5 Years Old |
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Zakee Howze |
Young Malcolm |
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Cytia Fontenette |
Hilda, 3 Years Old |
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Marlaine Bass |
Hilda, 8 Years Old |
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Benjamin Atwell |
Philbert, 1 Years Old |
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Peter Dunn |
Philbert, 6 Years Old |
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Dion Smack Jr. |
Reginald, 2 Years Old |
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Darnell Smith |
Elijah Muhammad's Grandson |
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TaiNesha Scott |
Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter |
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Chelsea Counts |
Yvonne, 6 Months Old |
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Chela Counts |
Yvonne, 6 Months Old |
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Natalie Clanton |
Yvonne, 1 Year Old |
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Jessica Givens |
Attalah |
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LaToyah Bigelow |
Qubillah, 3 Years Old |
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Martaleah Jackson |
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old |
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Tamaraleah Jackson |
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old |
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Jasmine Smith |
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old |
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Valentino Smith |
Wilfred, 4 Years Old |
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David Thomas Jr. |
Wilfred, 8 Years Old |
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Simon Do-Ley |
Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams |
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Bill Goldberg |
The "John" |
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Jonathan Peck |
Phone Voice (voice) |
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Leonard Parker |
Jason |
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Lennis Washington |
Mrs. Johnson |
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Dyan Humes |
Maid at Open Air Market |
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Lizbeth MacKay |
White Woman at Market |
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Terry Layman |
CIA Agent |
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Terry Sumter |
CIA Agent |
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Jasper McGruder |
Hotel Clerk |
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Mary Alice |
School Teacher |
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Wyatt Tee Walker |
Hospital Spokesperson |
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Hazel Medina |
Cashier Person |
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Wendy E. Taylor |
Numbers Woman |
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Ed Herlihy |
Joe Louis Announcer |
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Ralph Cooper Sr. |
Radio Announcer |
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Christian J. Dacosta |
Passerby |
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Karen Duffy |
Sophia’s Friend |
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Walter Jones |
Barber's Customer |
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Marc Phillips |
Photographer |
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Showman Uneke |
Hustler at Grand Central Station |
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Theara Ward |
Moviegoer |
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Larry M. Cherry |
Prison Barber |
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Clebert Ford |
Barber |
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Grafton Trew |
Barber |
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Rogers Simon |
Barber |
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George T. Odom |
Barber |
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Vincent Moscaritola |
Prison Guard |
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Larry Attile |
Guard Baines |
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Brendan Kelly |
Guard Cone |
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John Griesemer |
Guard Wilkins |
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Fia Porter |
Coed |
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Billy J. Mitchell |
Man #1 |
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Kent C. Jackman |
Man #2 |
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Beatrice Winde |
Elderly Woman |
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Fracaswell Hyman |
Bartender |
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Rion Johnson |
Shoeshine Boy |
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Charles Weldon |
Follower at Temple #7 |
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Mike Hodge |
Follower at Temple #7 |
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Iris Little Thomas |
Follower at Temple #7 |
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Ilyasah Shabazz |
Follower at Temple #7 |
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Bahni Turpin |
Follower at Temple #7 |
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Aaron Blackshear |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Nilyne Fields |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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John David Washington |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Rudi Bascomb |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Muhammad Parks |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Chinere Parry |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Ian Quiles |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Sharmeek Martinez |
Student in Harlem Classroom |
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Chuck Cooper |
Customer |
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Damon Chandler |
Customer |
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Shellye Broughton |
Customer |
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Nicholas Barnwell |
Customer |
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Sam Dixon |
Customer |
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Barbara Smith |
Customer |
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Rome Neal |
Prisoner |
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Earl Whitted |
Prisoner |
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Michael C. Mahon |
Prisoner |
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Addison Cook |
Prisoner |
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Byron Utley |
Prisoner |
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George Rafferty |
Prisoner |
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Maxwell Sinovoi |
Prisoner |
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Eric Sharp |
Prisoner |
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Stewart J. Zully |
TV Reporter |
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Colleen Cowan |
TV Reporter |
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Armand Schultz |
TV Reporter |
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Reade Kelly |
TV Reporter |
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Janet Zarish |
TV Reporter |
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Annie Corley |
TV Reporter |
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Stephen James |
TV Reporter |
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Steven Randazzo |
TV Reporter |
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Chris Skutch |
TV Reporter |
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William Swinton |
TV Reporter |
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Marcus Naylor |
TV Reporter |
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Anthony Nocerino |
TV Reporter |
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Gareth Williams |
JFK Reporter |
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Stephen Hanan |
JFK Reporter |
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Richard Schiff |
JFK Reporter |
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David Berman |
JFK Reporter |
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Michael Imperioli |
Reporter at Fire Bombing |
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Steve Stapenhorst |
Reporter at Fire Bombing |
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Arthur French |
Pullman Porter |
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Lex Monson |
Pullman Porter |
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Judd Jones |
Pullman Porter |
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C.E. Smith |
Fountain Waiter |
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Erika Smith-Brown |
Waitress |
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Raymond Anthony Thomas |
Crowd Member |
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Delilah Picart |
Crowd Member |
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Michael Ralph |
Crowd Member |
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Monique Cintron |
Hooker |
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Jake-Ann Jones |
Hooker |
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Sharon Ferguson |
Hooker / Roseland Dancer |
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Amelia Mimi Walker |
Hooker |
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Neisha Folkes-LeMelle |
Hooker |
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Karen Michaels |
Hooker |
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Lenore Pemberton |
Hooker |
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Elise Neal |
Hooker |
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Felicia Wilson |
Hooker |
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Yvette Brooks |
Hooker |
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Teresa Yvon Farley |
Young Hooker |
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John Sayles |
FBI Agent |
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Martin Donovan |
FBI Agent |
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Jay Charbonneau |
Cop at Audubon |
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Joe Pentangelo |
Mounted Police |
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Mike Farley |
Mounted Police |
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Nick Muglia |
Mounted Police |
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David Reilly |
Mounted Police |
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Nicholas Turturro |
Boston Cop |
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James Murtaugh |
Cop at Harlem Station |
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William Fichtner |
Cop at Harlem Station |
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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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Steve Aronson |
Black Legion Leader |
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Bill Anagnos |
Black Legion Member |
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Don Hewitt Sr. |
Black Legion Member |
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Jery Hewitt |
Black Legion Member |
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Joe Fitos |
KKK Member |
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Manny Siverio |
KKK Member |
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John Patrick McLaughlin |
KKK Member |
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Shawn O'Neil |
KKK Member |
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Andy Duppin |
KKK Member |
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Elmer Licciardello |
KKK Member |
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Matthew Underwood |
DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance |
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Renton Kirk |
DJ at the Harlem 'Y' Dance |
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Tim Hutchinson |
Fruit of Islam |
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Andre Blair |
Fruit of Islam |
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Abdul Hakeem Hijrah |
Fruit of Islam |
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Rony Clanton |
Fruit of Islam |
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Scott Whitehurst |
Malcolm's FOI |
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Eric Payne |
Malcolm's FOI |
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Ali A. Wahhab |
Malcolm's FOI |
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Terry Hodges |
Malcolm's FOI |
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Kevan Gibbs |
Malcolm's FOI |
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Dana S. Hubbard |
Malcolm's FOI |
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David Reivers |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Robert Jason |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Kevin Rock |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Mansoor Najee-Ullah |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Dion Graham |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Zaahir Muhammad |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Gregory Bargeman |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Lee Summers |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Rich Gordon |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Larry Rushing |
Elijah Muhammad's FOI |
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Monty Ross |
MC - Roseland |
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Eddie Davis |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet |
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Reggie Pittman |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet |
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Patrick Rickman |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet |
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Gerald Brazel |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trumpet |
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Clack Gaton |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone |
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Richard Owens |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone |
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Douglas Purviance |
Lionel Hampton Band - Trombone |
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Mark Gross |
Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone |
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Cleave Guyton Jr. |
Lionel Hampton Band - Alto Saxophone |
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Javon Jackson |
Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone |
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Lance Bryant |
Lionel Hampton Band - Tenor Saxophone |
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Daniel Lemelle |
Lionel Hampton Band - Baritone Saxophone |
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David Fludd |
Lionel Hampton Band - Piano |
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Marcus Lauper |
Lionel Hampton Band - Bass |
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Dwayne Cook Broadnax |
Lionel Hampton Band - Drums |
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Preston Vismale |
Lionel Hampton Band - Music Assistant |
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Miki Howard |
Billie Holiday Quartet - Billie Holiday |
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Terence Blanchard |
Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet |
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Bruce David Barth |
Billie Holiday Quartet - Piano |
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Rodney Whitaker |
Billie Holiday Quartet - Bass |
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William E. Kilson |
Billie Holiday Quartet - Drums |
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Sonny Allen |
Roseland Dancer |
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Vanessa Benton |
Roseland Dancer |
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Cheryl Burr |
Roseland Dancer |
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Leslie Dockery |
Roseland Dancer |
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Cisco Drayton |
Roseland Dancer |
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Byron Easley |
Roseland Dancer |
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John Elejaide |
Roseland Dancer |
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Debra Elkins |
Roseland Dancer |
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Gina Ellis |
Roseland Dancer |
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John Festa |
Roseland Dancer |
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Robert H. Fowler III |
Roseland Dancer |
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Ryan Francois |
Roseland Dancer |
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Phillip Gilmore |
Roseland Dancer |
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Jauquette Green |
Roseland Dancer |
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Wendy King |
Roseland Dancer |
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Jerome Jamal Hardeman |
Roseland Dancer |
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Dawn Hampton |
Roseland Dancer |
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Monique Harcum |
Roseland Dancer |
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Raymond Harris |
Roseland Dancer |
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Delphine T. Mantz |
Roseland Dancer |
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Bernard Marsh |
Roseland Dancer |
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Greta Martin |
Roseland Dancer |
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Norma Miller |
Roseland Dancer |
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Frances Morgan |
Roseland Dancer |
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John Parks |
Roseland Dancer |
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Greg Poland |
Roseland Dancer |
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Judine Hawkins Richard |
Roseland Dancer |
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Eartha Robinson |
Roseland Dancer |
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Michelle Robinson |
Roseland Dancer |
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Tracy Robinson |
Roseland Dancer |
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Ken Leigh Rogers |
Roseland Dancer |
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Eddie Sanabria |
Roseland Dancer |
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Eddie Shellman |
Roseland Dancer |
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Lynn Sterling |
Roseland Dancer |
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Keith Thomas |
Roseland Dancer |
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Debbie Williams |
Roseland Dancer |
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Charles Young |
Roseland Dancer |
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Anthony Dewitt |
Roseland Dancer |
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Cynthia Thomas |
Shorty's Dance Partner |
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Sharon Brooks |
Skeleton Crew Dancer |
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Laurieann Gibson |
Skeleton Crew Dancer |
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El Tahara Ibrahim |
Skeleton Crew Dancer |
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Keith Lewis |
Skeleton Crew Dancer |
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Dereque Whithurs |
Skeleton Crew Dancer |
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Kiki Della Vecchia |
Teenage Whore |
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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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William Kunstler |
The Judge |
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Nelson Mandela |
Soweto Teacher |
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Ossie Davis |
Eulogy Performer (voice) |
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Michael Albanese |
Harvard Law Student (uncredited) |
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Denise S. Anderson |
Crowd Member (uncredited) |
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Ashanti |
Student in Harlem Classroom (uncredited) |
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John D. Bair |
Bartender (uncredited) |
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Matthew M. Dillon |
DJ (uncredited) |
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Dave Droge |
Bartender (uncredited) |
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Dan Gifford |
Prison Guard (uncredited) |
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Mark Gorham |
Police Chief's Driver (uncredited) |
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Ralph Hughes |
FOI Member (uncredited) |
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Joe James |
Shooter (voice) (uncredited) |
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Eddie Kehler |
Harlem Cop (uncredited) |
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Frankie Manning |
Roseland Dancer (uncredited) |
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Charles Mitchell |
Prison Inmate (uncredited) |
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Billy Marshall Thompson |
Man in Temple (uncredited) |
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Zan Turner |
Man in the Crowd (uncredited) |
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Sonya Wallace |
Crowd Member (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Spike Lee |
Director |
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Shari L. Carpenter |
Script Supervisor |
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Dale Pierce-Johnson |
Second Assistant Director |
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Peter Thage |
Assistant Director |
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Ntshaveni Wa Luruli |
Assistant Director |
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Samir Seif |
Assistant Director |
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H.H. Cooper |
Second Assistant Director |
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Barry Alexander Brown |
Second Unit Director |
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Randy Fletcher |
First Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Spike Lee |
Screenplay |
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Arnold Perl |
Screenplay |
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Alex Haley |
Book |
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Malcolm X |
Book |
Production Crew
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Robi Reed |
Casting |
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Marvin Worth |
Producer |
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Spike Lee |
Producer |
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Winsome Sinclair |
Extras Casting |
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Aisha Coley |
Casting Associate |
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Betty Shabazz |
Production Consultant |
Edited By
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Barry Alexander Brown |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Ruth E. Carter |
Costume Design |
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John James |
Key Hair Stylist |
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Clifford Booker |
Hairstylist |
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Larry M. Cherry |
Hairstylist |
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Askia Won-Ling Jacob |
Set Costumer |
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Coree Lear |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Terence Blanchard |
Original Music Composer |
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Rolf Pardula |
Sound Recordist |
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Alex Steyermark |
Music Supervisor |
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Marissa Littlefield |
ADR Editor |
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Magdaline Volaitis |
Dialogue Editor |
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Steven Visscher |
Foley Editor |
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Dominick Tavella |
Foley Mixer |
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Eliza Paley |
Foley Editor |
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Bruce Pross |
Foley Supervisor |
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Gail Showalter |
ADR Supervisor |
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Frank Kern |
Foley Editor |
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Hal Levinsohn |
ADR Editor |
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Eugene Gearty |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Skip Lievsay |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Tom Fleischman |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Visual Effects
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Randall Balsmeyer |
Visual Effects Supervisor |
Camera
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Ernest R. Dickerson |
Director of Photography |
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Phil Oetiker |
Camera Operator |
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Arthur Jafa |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Ted Churchill |
Steadicam Operator |
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George Pattison |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Tom Warren |
Art Direction |
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Wynn Thomas |
Production Design |
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Ted Glass |
Set Decoration |
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Michael L. Benson |
Set Dresser |
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Gary Aharoni |
Set Dresser |
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Shirley Belwood |
Set Dresser |
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Peter von Bartheld |
Set Dresser |
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Mitch Towse |
Set Dresser |
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Jennifer Greenberg |
Set Dresser |
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Jeff Naparstek |
Set Dresser |
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David A. Benninghoff |
Set Dresser |
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Wing Lee |
Assistant Art Director |
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Michael Wiegand |
Set Dresser |
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John Magoun |
Assistant Art Director |
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Dan Kirshoff |
Set Dresser |
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Michael Leather |
Set Dresser |
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Travis Wright |
Set Dresser |
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Daniel Kenney |
Set Dresser |
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Eric Stepper |
Set Dresser |
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Keith Wall |
Set Dresser |
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Judy Becker |
Set Dresser |
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Jeffrey D. McDonald |
Assistant Art Director |
Other Crew
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Steven Kirshoff |
Special Effects |
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Howard 'Stick' Baines |
Stunts |
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Jalil Jay Lynch |
Stunts |
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Phil Neilson |
Stunts |
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Roy Thomas |
Stunts |
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Chuck Jeffreys |
Stunts |
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Prince |
Thanks |
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Roy Farfel |
Stunts |
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David S. Lomax |
Stunts |
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Oprah Winfrey |
Thanks |
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Bill Cosby |
Thanks |
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Janet Jackson |
Thanks |
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Quincy Jones |
Thanks |
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Gregg Smrz |
Stunts |
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Jeff Ward |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Oliver Stone |
Thanks |
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Dexter Locke |
Stunts |
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Alex Haley |
In Memory Of |
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Randy Frazier |
Stunts |
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Michael Jordan |
Thanks |
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Herb Kerr III |
Stunts |
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Mick O'Rourke |
Stunts |
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