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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Arnold Perl
written by
Spike Lee
written by
Alex Haley
based on "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" as told to
Malcolm X
based on "The Autobiography of Malcolm X"

Cast

Angela Bassett
Betty Shabazz
Al Freeman Jr.
Elijah Muhammad
Delroy Lindo
West Indian Archie
Lonette McKee
Louise Little
Tommy Hollis
Earl Little
James McDaniel
Brother Earl
Wendell Pierce
Ben Thomas
Michael Guess
William X
Leland Gantt
Wilbur Kinley
Graham Brown
Dr. Payson
Gerica Cox
Eva Marie
Aleta Mitchell
Sister Robin
Curt Williams
Mr. Cooper
John Reidy
Simmons
Frances Foster
Woman Outside Audubon Ballroom
David Patrick Kelly
Mr. Ostrowski
Shirley Stoler
Mrs. Swerlin
Ricky Gordon
Lionel Hampton
Raye Dowell
Sister Evelyn Williams
Veronica Webb
Sister Lucille Rosary
George Guidall
Mr. Holway
Steve White
Brother Johnson
K. Smith
Roderick
Christopher Rubin
Sophia's Husband
Matthew Harris
Malcolm, 5 Years Old
Zakee Howze
Young Malcolm
Cytia Fontenette
Hilda, 3 Years Old
Marlaine Bass
Hilda, 8 Years Old
Benjamin Atwell
Philbert, 1 Years Old
Peter Dunn
Philbert, 6 Years Old
Dion Smack Jr.
Reginald, 2 Years Old
Darnell Smith
Elijah Muhammad's Grandson
TaiNesha Scott
Elijah Muhammad's Granddaughter
Chelsea Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Chela Counts
Yvonne, 6 Months Old
Natalie Clanton
Yvonne, 1 Year Old
LaToyah Bigelow
Qubillah, 3 Years Old
Martaleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Tamaraleah Jackson
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Jasmine Smith
Ilyasah, 2 and 3 Years Old
Valentino Smith
Wilfred, 4 Years Old
David Thomas Jr.
Wilfred, 8 Years Old
Simon Do-Ley
Son of Elijah Muhammad and Secretary Evelyn Williams
Bill Goldberg
The 'John'
Jonathan Peck
Phone Voice
Lennis Washington
Mrs. Johnson
Dyan Humes
Maid at Open Air Market
Lizbeth Mackay
White Woman at Market
Terry Layman
CIA Agent
Terry Sumter
CIA Agent
Jasper McGruder
Hotel Clerk
Mary Alice
School Teacher
Wyatt Tee Walker
Hospital Spokesperson
Hazel Medina
Cashier Person
Wendy E. Taylor
Numbers Woman
Ed Herlihy
Joe Louis Announcer
Ralph Cooper Sr.
Radio Announcer
Karen Duffy
Sophia's Friend
Walter Jones
Barber's Customer
Marc Phillips
Photographer
Showman Uneke
Hustler at Grand Central Station
Theara Ward
Moviegoer

Produced By

Jon Kilik
co-producer
Spike Lee
producer
Ahmed Murad
producer: Saudi Arabia
Monty Ross
co-producer
Fernando Sulichin
associate producer

Cinematography

Sound

David Boulton
adr engineer
Marko A. Costanzo
foley walker
Keith Culbertson
sound re-recordist
Gene Curtis II
technical engineer
Larry DeCarmine
sound production assistant
Stuart Deutsch
boom operator
Tarek Gamel El-Din
first assistant sound: Egypt
Chris Fielder
transfer assistant
Suzy Fink
technical engineer
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer
Geeta Gandbhir
apprentice sound editor
Eugene Gearty
sound effects editor
Charles Hunt
cable person
Anthony L. Jamison
assistant adr editor
Kristen M. Johnson
assistant adr editor
Frank Kern
foley editor
Kevin Lee
dialogue editor
Hal Levinsohn
adr editor
Skip Lievsay
supervising sound editor
Julie Lindner
apprentice sound editor
Karen McMullen
apprentice sound editor
Sylvia Menno
assistant sound editor
Douglas Murray
sound re-recordist
Kelly Neese
sound production assistant
Eliza Paley
foley editor
Rolf Pardula
sound recordist
Glenfield Payne
apprentice sound editor
Bruce Pross
foley supervisor
Gail Showalter
adr supervisor
Greg Speed
assistant sound editor
Dominick Tavella
foley mixer
Steven Visscher
foley editor
Magdaline Volaitis
dialogue editor
Philip Stockton
dialogue editor

Casting Director

Production Design

Art Direction

Set Design

Makeup

White M. Barry
additional hair stylist
Daryle S. Bennett
additional hair stylist
Jean Block
additional hair stylist
Clifford Booker
hair stylist
Sharlene Bradley
additional hair stylist
Vincent Callaghan
additional makeup artist
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell
additional hair stylist
Craig Carter
additional hair stylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
key makeup artist
Linda Castillo
additional makeup artist
Larry M. Cherry
hair stylist
Joanne Cocuzza
additional hair stylist
Robin Day
additional hair stylist
A.J. DeFlorio
additional makeup artist
Scott W. Farley
additional hair stylist
C. Romania Ford
additional makeup artist
Diane Ford
additional makeup artist
Alberta Francesco
additional makeup artist
Judi Goodman
additional hair stylist
Gloria Grant
additional makeup artist
Arlette Greenfield
additional makeup artist
Michael Huddle
additional hair stylist
John James
key hair stylist
Lisa Johnson
additional hair stylist
Terry L. Knott
additional hair stylist
Frances A. Kolar
additional makeup artist
Coree Lear
makeup artist
Howard Leonard
additional hair stylist
Lanier Long
additional makeup artist
Craig Lyman
additional makeup artist
John C. Lynch Jr.
additional hair stylist
Thelma Loretta Pollard
additional hair stylist
Eva Polywka
additional makeup artist
Stephanie J. Rakovic
additional hair stylist
Catherine 'Kay' Rowland
additional makeup artist
Alba P. Samperisi
additional hair stylist
Alan E. Schubert
additional hair stylist
Rogers L. Simon
additional hair stylist
Rosemary Zurlo
additional makeup artist
Scott Hersh
makeup artist
Jovan Vitagliano
hair stylist

Special Effects

Werner Bargsten
effects props
Mark Bero
special effects assistant
Wilfred Caban
first assistant special effects
Richard Dowgin
special effects assistant
Lorenzo Hall
special effects production assistant
Jery Hewitt
special effects assistant
Drew Jiritano
pyrotechnician
Steven Kirshoff
special effects
Denis Zack
special effects assistant
Paul Taylor
pyrotechnic assistant

Visual Effects

Randall Balsmeyer
visual effects supervisor
Don Canfield
motion control operator
A.J. Hudson
motion control assistant
Jerome M. Siegel
opticals: Eastern Optical EFX
Andy Hudson
visual effects

Assistant Director

Barry Alexander Brown
second unit director
H.H. Cooper
second assistant director
Randy Fletcher
first assistant director
Dale Pierce-Johnson
second assistant director
Samir Seif
assistant director: Egypt
Peter Thage
assistant director: South Africa
Ntshaveni Wa Luruli
assistant director: South Africa
Steve White
director trainee

Production Management

Michael Alden
post-production supervisor
Hossam Aly
production manager: Egypt
Nabil El Shazily
second production manager: Egypt
Gabriel Khoury
first production manager: Egypt
Rapitse Montsho
production manager: South Africa
John Savage
assistant production manager: South Africa

Art Department

Gihane Abdel Latif
assistant art director: Egypt
Onsi Abou Seif
art director: Egypt
Gary Aharoni
set dresser
Darryl Anderson
swing production assistant
Everett Anderson
swing production assistant
Vince J. Anderson
swing production assistant
Henry Antonacchio
shop craftsman
Penny Arms
scenic shopperson
Maryann Arrien
construction electric
Anthony Baldasare
first assistant props
Jeff Balsmeyer
storyboard artist
Judy Becker
set dresser
Shirley Belwood
set dresser
Martin Bernstein
construction coordinator
John Berry
best boy construction electric
Peter Betulia
construction grip
Walter Blake
shop craftsman
Peter Blechman
shop craftsman
Garrett Boehling
construction grip
Glen Bowen
construction grip
Blaine Brown
construction electric
Erwin Brown
construction grip trainee
Johanne Brown
art department coordinator
Timothy Brown
swing production assistant
Joseph Bruck
construction electric
Russell Bullock
set dressing production assistant
Sam Burrell
construction grip
Mary Ann Butler
set dresser
William Butler
on-set dresser
Lawrence Casey
scenic artist
Dennis Causey
set dresser
Scott Chambliss
assistant art director
Kyung W. Chang
assistant art director
Fred Chesterman
construction grip
Charles Cirigliano
shop craftsman
Rodney Clark
shop craftsman
Lorenzo Contessa
scenic artist
Thomas Costabile
construction foreman
Gregory Criscuolo
construction foreman
Chris Cumberbatch
scenic artist
Michael Curry Jr.
shop craftsman
Michael Curry Sr.
shop foreman
James Curry
shop craftsman
Eva P. Davy
second scenic artist
June DeCamp
scenic artist
Elizabeth DeLuna
set dresser
Paul Deo
art department production assistant
Dan Ditolla
set dresser
Ellen Doak
scenic artist
Jack Doepp
scenic artist
Lauren Doner
scenic artist
Mitchell Donian
construction electric
Joseph Donohue
construction grip
Laura Dorsey
props production assistant
Deborah Dreyer
set dresser
Betty Dubuisson-McCaskill
assistant art director
Rochelle Edelson
scenic artist
Marc Fambro
carpenter
Daniel Finn
construction grip
Sally Friedman
scenic artist
Charles H. Furey
shop craftsman
Jamie Gallagher
best boy construction electric
Michael Gallart
construction electric
Darryl Ganious
art department production assistant
Christine Gardyasz
assistant set decorator
Pat Garling
graphic artist
Edward Garzero
scenic artist
John Geisler
construction electric
James Geyer
scenic shopperson
Jeffrey L. Glave
chargeman scenic artist
Kevin Golden
scenic artist
James M. Grady
construction grip
Melvin Lee Green
shop craftsman
John Grimolizzi
shop craftsman
Mitchel J. Gross
construction electric
James P. Gruebel
construction grip
Tom Grunke
construction grip
Tyrone Haines
shop craftsman trainee
Lincoln Harrice
construction grip
Jay Hendrickx
scenic artist
Pedro Hernández
construction grip
Gary Hildebrand
construction electric
Eugene J. Hines
shop craftsman
Brent P. Hirn
construction grip
Chris Holbrook
scenic shopperson
Harold Horn
shop craftsman
Mark Horstmann
shop craftsman
Matt Howard
construction electric
James Jackson
construction electric
Gary Jennings
scenic artist
Jeff Jones
assistant props
David B. Kadow
shop craftsman
Mark Kahn
construction electric
Daniel Kenney
set dresser
Dan Kirshoff
set dresser
Jeremy Knaster
construction electric

Editorial

Jeffrey Cooper
second assistant editor
Debi Gilden
post-production coordinator
Tula Goenka
first assistant editor
Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez
apprentice editor
Anthony L. Jamison
second assistant editor
Malcolm D. Lee
post-production assistant
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
Leander T. Sales
first assistant editor

Music Department

Sanford Allen
violin concert master: Malcolm X Orchestra
Osman Armstrong
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Darrin Bailey
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Michel Baklouk
musician: dass, Malcolm X Orchestra
Diane Barere
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Kenny Barron
musician: piano, Malcolm X Orchestra
Timothy Battle
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Jerome Bell
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Leonard Bembry
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Sandra Billingslea
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Paula Bing
musician: flute, Malcolm X Orchestra
Linda Blacken
musician: French horn, Malcolm X Orchestra
Virgil Blackwell
musician: clarinet, Malcolm X Orchestra
Terence Blanchard
conductor: Malcolm X Orchestra / musician: trumpet, leader, Big Band / orchestrator
Timothy Robert Blevins
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Larissa Blitz
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Joseph Bongiorno
musician: bass, Malcolm X Orchestra
Dwayne Bouie
choir singer: tenor, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Richard Brice
musician: viola, Malcolm X Orchestra
Alfred Brown
musician: viola, Malcolm X Orchestra
Christopher Brown
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Techu Brown
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Carol Buck
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Calvin Byrd
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
William Byrd
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
David Calhoun
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Anne Callahan
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Yave Canela
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Reginald Charles
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Sheldon Charles
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Isaac Cochrane
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Michael Colley
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
David Colon
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Austin Conyers
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Aaron Cox
choir singer: tenor, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Sasa Crawlie
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Jahlive Crawlle
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Jacqui Danilow
musician: bass, Malcolm X Orchestra
Michael Davis
musician: trombone, Big Band
Katie Dennis
musician: French horn, Malcolm X Orchestra
Anthony Dewitt
choir singer: tenor, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Jerry Dodgion
musician: alto saxophone, Big Band
Sue Evans
musician: percussion, Malcolm X Orchestra
Barry Finclair
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
James Flatto
associate music editor
Eileen M. Folson
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
'Panama' Francis
musician: drums, Big Band
Winterton Garvey
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Juliet Haffner
musician: viola, Malcolm X Orchestra
Joyce Hammann
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Roland Hanna
musician: piano, Big Band
Erskine Hawkins
musician: trumpet soloist: "Don't Cry, Baby"
Damien Hayward
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Kwan Henderson
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Daniyel Heyward
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
James Hynes
musician: trumpet, Malcolm X Orchestra and Big Band
Johnathan Iverson
choir singer: tenor, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Eugene Jackson Jr.
musician: drums, Malcolm X Orchestra
Howard Johnson
musician: tuba, Malcolm X Orchestra
Rebekah Johnson
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Frank Jones Jr.
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Jimmie Kimbrough
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Tarus Kinch
musician: bass, Big Band
Ann Labin
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Angel Lewis
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Charles Libove
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Batia Lieberman
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Major Little
music recording engineer
John Longo
musician: trumpet, Big Band
Tyree Marcus
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Branford Marsalis
musician: tenor and soprano saxophones, special appearance
Lois Martin
musician: viola, Malcolm X Orchestra
Alvin McCall
musician: cello, Malcolm X Orchestra
Douglas T. McKean
music recording engineer
Mark Meeres
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Louann Montesi
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Jason Murray
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
James Nichols
music recording engineer
Keith O'Quinn
musician: trombone, Malcolm X Orchestra
Lou Oddo
musician: percussion, Malcolm X Orchestra
Sandy Palmer
music recording engineer
Sandra Park
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Stephen Paschall
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Nathaniel Patillo
choir singer: alto, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Christopher Peacock
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Dwayne Perkins
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Rodney Perkins
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Marion Pinheiro
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Allen Pinkney
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
John Pintavalle
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Trevel Price
choir singer: soprano, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Melanie Punter
musician: bass, Malcolm X Orchestra
Jerome Richardson
musician: alto saxophone, Big Band
Maxine Roach
musician: viola, Malcolm X Orchestra
Elliot Rosoff
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra
Gregory Rountree
choir singer: tenor, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Phillip Scott
choir singer: bass, The Boys Choir of Harlem
Myra Segal
musician: violin, Malcolm X Orchestra

Casting Department

Curtis Atkins
casting production assistant
Aisha Coley
casting associate
Elloise Dover
extras casting
Yolande Geralds
extras casting assistant
Yetta Gottesman
extras casting assistant
Atef Hetata
casting: Egypt
Tarek Khalil
assistant casting: Egypt
Renton Kirk
extras casting assistant
Tony Lee
casting associate: Los Angeles
Andrea Reed
casting associate
Winsome Sinclair
extras casting
Pierre Sioufi
casting: Egypt
Tracy Vilar
extras casting
Traci Runcie Williams
extras casting assistant
Eric A. Wolliaston Jr.
extras casting assistant
Linda Weaver
casting assistant

Costume Department

Gihane Abdel Latif
wardrobe: Egypt
Daniel J. Adkins
additional wardrobe
Jill E. Anderson
additional wardrobe
Denise Andres
additional wardrobe
Linda Berry
additional wardrobe
Donna Berwick
assistant to costume designer
Lynn Bolling
additional wardrobe
Joseph Cesarelli
additional wardrobe
John Corbo
additional wardrobe
Michael DiFonzo
additional wardrobe
Paul Drost
additional wardrobe
Wafah El Fowey
wardrobe: Egypt
Kevin P. Faherty
additional wardrobe
Frank L. Fleming
assistant to costume designer
Kathleen Gallagher
additional wardrobe
Catherine Gaudio
additional wardrobe
Barbara Hause
extras wardrobe supervisor
Sandra Hernandez
assistant wardrobe coordinator
Beulah Jones-Black
assistant costume designer
Margo Lazaro
additional wardrobe
Beth Lincks
additional wardrobe
Barry Mazurek
additional wardrobe
Jo-Dee Mercurio
additional wardrobe
Roseann Milano
additional wardrobe
Jane E. Myers
wardrobe supervisor
Andrea Ross
additional wardrobe
Paul A. Simmons Jr.
wardrobe supervisor
Yvette Stapleton
wardrobe production assistant
Lawrence Tarzy
additional wardrobe
Miriam Wong Tsao
additional wardrobe
Dana R. Woods
costume design coordinator

Camera Department

Yehyia Abbas
assistant camera: Egypt
Ahmad Abdel Raouf
electrician: Egypt
Stuart Allen
crane operator: Louma crane
Ehab Atiya
assistant grip: Egypt
George Berrios
additional first assistant camera
Jeffrey W. Byrd
electric trainee
Ted Churchill
steadicam operator
Xiomara Comrie
camera trainee
Val DeSalvo
generator operator
Ahmad El-Attar
grip intern: Egypt
Nicholas Fakude
electrician: South Africa
Joseph Finnerty
rigging grip
Gaber Hassan Gabr
assistant electrician: Egypt
David Golia
director of photography: Mecca
Islam M. Guemey
camera intern: Egypt
Brooks P. Guyer
crane operator: Louma crane
Christopher Hall
additional second assistant camera
Douglas C. Hart
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Charles Houston
chief lighting technician
Haddon Hufford
crane grip / dolly grip
Arthur Jafa
director of photography: second unit
Kevin Janicelli
key rigging gaffer
Miguel Jimenez
best boy rigging electric
Roberto Jiménez
rigging electrician
Stan Keitt
first assistant camera
Jim Kingery
lighting technician: Musco lights
Christopher LaVasseur
additional second assistant camera
David Lee
still photographer
Solomon Lesutho
electrician: South Africa
Hashem Hussein Mahmoud
assistant grip: Egypt
Michael Marzovilla
electrician / gaffer: second unit
Geary McLeod
first assistant camera
Matt Miller
key rigging grip
Nathan Mocobame
best boy electric: South Africa
Abey Moshapo
key grip: South Africa
Jabber Muhammed
first assistant camera: Mecca
Andy Niceberg
electrician
Abel Nyamakazi
grip: South Africa
Phil Oetiker
camera operator
Gordon Parks
still photographer: Malcolm X
Attilo Patino
assistant to still photographer
George Pattison
director of photography: second unit
Tony Pisciotta
electrician
Paul Plannette
first assistant camera: Mecca
Colleen Rabane
grip: South Africa
Floyd A.B. Rance III
second assistant camera
Leslie Saltus-Evans
additional second assistant camera
Adam Samuelson
crane operator: Louma crane
Daniel Sanabria
steadicam assistant
Edward Andrew Schindler
camera intern: Egypt
Elliot Sewape
key electrician: South Africa
John Surviano
rigging electrician
Joseph Valle
rigging grip
Paul Wachter
best boy grip
James C. Walsh
rigging electrician
Tom Webb
lighting technician: Musco lights
Khalid Ahmad Zaki
assistant electrician: Egypt
Abdel Moheim Abu Zeid
assistant electrician: Egypt
Peter S. Abraham
Steadicam operator
Robert Aguirre
second assistant camera
Christian Epps
rigging electrician
Nils Johnson
24 frame video
Mark Kahn
lamp operator
Chris Rosen
electrician
Jeffery J. Tufano
additional camera operator

Location Management

Michael Anthony Bohm
location production assistant
Fritz Celestin
location assistant
Joe Facey
location assistant
Ronald M. Haynes
location assistant
Damani Higgins
location production assistant
Jay Horne
location assistant
Michael Jamison
location assistant
Samuel Jenkins
location production assistant
Nicole Ma
assistant location manager
Brent Owens
unit location manager
Michael A. Pinckney
location production assistant
Stephen Rodgers
location production assistant
Patrick E. Rojas
location production assistant
Mariano Schwed
assistant location manager
Valerie Hughes Smith
location assistant
Leon Stone
location production assistant
Christopher Surgent
location production assistant
Dale Watkins
assistant location manager
Doug G. Watson
location assistant
Bart Wenrich
assistant location manager
Adam G. Williams
location assistant
Maria Christina Williams
location office coordinator
Justin Cooke
location assistant

Script Department

Shari L. Carpenter
script supervisor
Dara Lurie
continuity production assistant
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