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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0096009493493
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 02, 2007
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 117043
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
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Product Description:
Morgan Freeman is Malcolm X! Get the Collector's Edition! After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in. Despite death threats and intimidation, Malcolm marched on--continuing to spread the word of equality and brotherhood right up until the moment of his brutal and untimely assassination. Highlighted by newsreel footage and insightful interviews, Death of a Prophet is the tragic, truthful, and awe-inspiring story of the last twenty-four hours of Malcolm X. Starring Morgan Freeman as Malcolm X, co-starring Yolanda King, and featuring the music of legendary jazz percussionist Max Roach. DVD Features include: Commentary Track by Amiri Baraka, Interview with Woodie King Jr., Closed Captioning.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Important Man, Find a Better Film
Malcolm X is an essential figure in American history and Morgan Freeman is fine actor, but this movie just didn't work for me. If you know the basic story and events of his life, this movie doesn't really tell you anything new. Why make a movie of only the last 24 hours of his life? There is so much to be learned in the years before that. I recommend the Spike Lee film and the Autobiography of Malcolm X instead. They will tell you much more about the dimension of the man than this short film ... Read More
Rating:  - TRUE STORY OF THE EVENS AFTER MALCOM X DEATH
This incredible film follows the events in the final twenty four hours of the life of controversial religious and political leader Malcolm X. Fanatics tried to firebomb his home. They tried to murder him white he slept. Why was he so hated? Where were the police on the day of his assassination? How did his killers manage to escape?
Rating: - An Intimate View of a Marked Man
This movie is nowhere near as flashy or as gripping as Spike Lee's "Malcolm X". It presents a more low key and gritty picture of a man quietly going on with his life's work even while knowing that someone has marked him for death. The lack of Hollywood flair makes this movie feel more realistic than Spike Lee's film, like you're actually walking around the city with Malcolm. Still I missed the sense of energy that Denzel Washington brought to the role. Freeman's Malcolm is someone you like and respect, ... Read More
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0096009493493
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 02, 2007
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 117043
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1981