Death of a Prophet (1981) on Netflix
Malcolm X breaks ties with the Nation of Islam and is marked for death. He keeps speaking on equality and brotherhood despite threats. Newsreel footage and interviews frame his last day.
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Plot summary
Malcolm X has broken ties with the Nation of Islam, and the break leaves him a man marked for death. Death threats and intimidation follow him, yet he goes on speaking on equality and brotherhood. His last twenty-four hours are told in dramatized scenes, with newsreel footage and interviews alongside them. Betty Shabazz appears in the dramatized material, and music from a jazz percussionist runs through it.
Cast
- Sam Singletonas Brother Samuels ?
- Yusef Iman
- Sonny Jim Gaines
- Kirk Kirksey
- Charles Griffin
