• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1992-11-18
  • Runtime202 minutes
  • TaglineScholar, convict, leader, disciple, hipster, father, hustler, minister, black man, every man.
  • Revenue48,169,908$
  • GenreDrama, History
  • Production
    CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Marvin Worth Productions, Largo International
  • Budget34,000,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Denzel Washington

Angela Bassett

Albert Hall

Al Freeman Jr.

Delroy Lindo

Spike Lee

Theresa Randle

Kate Vernon

Lonette McKee

Tommy Hollis

James McDaniel

Ernest Lee Thomas

Jean-Claude La Marre

O.L. Duke

Larry McCoy

Debi Mazar

Phyllis Yvonne Stickney

Scot Anthony Robinson

Joe Seneca

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Wendell Pierce

Leland Gantt

Giancarlo Esposito

Leonard L. Thomas

Roger Guenveur Smith

Craig Wasson

Aleta Mitchell

John Ottavino

Frances Foster

David Patrick Kelly

Sharon Washington

Shirley Stoler

George Lee Miles

Raye Dowell

Veronica Webb

Abdul Salaam El Razzac

Keith Randolph Smith

Steve White

Lizbeth MacKay

Mary Alice

Hazel Medina

Ed Herlihy

Karen Duffy

Walter Jones

George T. Odom

Brendan Kelly

John Griesemer

Billy J. Mitchell

Beatrice Winde

Fracaswell Hyman