Featuring a stunning transformative performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington as the eponymous Civil Rights crusader who fought for racial equality, MALCOLM X (1992) was directed by AFI Honorary Degree recipient Spike Lee – and features stellar work from two other recipients of degrees conferred by the American Film Institute, including co-star Angela Bassett as Betty Shabazz and cinematographer Ernest R. Dickerson.
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