UID:
kobvindex_ZLB15684072
Format:
91 Min.
Content:
It is the documentary core of this film, in the black militant's speeches and interviews and the movie's surprisingly balanced format, quoting dissenters in policy, that makes its real worth. The picture was adapted by Arnold Perl from "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." His widow, Betty Shabazz, a cosponsor of the movie and a woman with a beautiful speaking voice, appears briefly and effectively, one of many meaningful cameos. The personal drama is so credible and ironic, as the dynamic leader breaks with his Islam colleagues and strives, more reflectively, for Afro-American unity, that the footage of the gunned-down Malcolm (a chaotic aftermath) comes as a jolt. The conclusion, with the funeral and various testimonies, is numbing and touching. The sight we will remember is the black face inside the coffin, eyes closed forever, head swathed in white. (Howard Thompson, New York Times, 1972)
Note:
Orig.. USA, 1972
In:
Malcolm X : [Medienkombination] [BD mit Movietext]; [DVD Video], [s.l.], 2011, (2011)
Language:
English
Keywords:
X, Malcolm
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Biographie
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DVD-Video
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X, Malcolm
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Rede
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DVD-Video
;
Biographie
;
DVD-Video
;
Biografie
Author information:
X, Malcolm
