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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 78901
Released: January 2, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
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.
Death of a Prophet Collector's Edition (Deluxe Foil Packaging) Reviews:
Morgan handles the role of Malcolm as well as every role he encounters! 
2009-04-06 - Literally follow Malcolm in his final steps that led up to the day of his death. He was respected of many and hated by a few - quite an interesting film and an accurate account of Malcolm's life. It will bring a sadness to watchers, but also leave a powerful impact of courage and realization of the fear that can stop forward movement in so many. Acting is superb by all in chosen roles.
Important Man, Find a Better Film 
2008-08-07 - 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 can.
TRUE STORY OF THE EVENS AFTER MALCOM X DEATH
2003-09-20 - 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?
An Intimate View of a Marked Man 
2002-12-13 - 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, but he doesn't charismatically draw you into his vision like Washington did in his portrayal, or perhaps like the real Malcolm did. In any case this DVD is worth seeing for its sense of realism, which perhaps serves as something of a counterbalance to visions of Malcolm X, the demi-god of our imagination, when after all he was a flesh and blood man, albeit a man of great vision, courage and charisma.
