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starring: Malcolm X, Juanita Abernathy, Ralph Abernathy, Joan Baez, James Baldwin
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304438961
Format: Black & White, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304438966
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Release Date: January 01, 1997
Running Time: 41 minutes
Sales Rank: 40333
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Could have just bought an AUDIO cassette!
This video is very "skinny" on actual video footage of Malcolm. It's well done as far as the quality of the footage (audio and video), however, you could buy an audio cassette and in some ways get much more for your money. I was hoping for a series of full speeches and interviews but what I got was short clips disbursed between audio played over civil rights movement footage.
My suggestion: rent it from the library and decide for yourself whether it's worth buying.
Rating:  - Superb speaking, good clips, should have been more
Malcolm X was as close as the 20th century gets to a master of all the aspects of rhetoric, from tight logic to raw power of delivery, and from shrewd audience analysis to deep pathos. These speech clips give you a chance to see why. Several major speeches are represented, and there are especially good clips from the Jesse Gray rally and from his probably-best-single speech, "the Ballot or the Bullet" (Audubon Ballroom March 29 1964). Editing is smooth and intelligent -- and excessive, because ... Read More
Rating: - Good Material (short video)
For people looking for archival footage of Malcolm X -- this is a good start. The video features film and audio of the great leader Malcolm X -- mostly as excerpts from some of his famous speeches. While the video is great because it is packed solid with Malcolm X and no supplementary nonsense, it is very short, at 41 minutes -- the film will end long before you want it to. I can't say this video gives a great overview of Malcolm X, but it is definately good to have if you've never seen him in video ... Read More
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