The Quiz: Who played the title role in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X”?
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Samuel L. Jackson
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Denzel Washington
The civil rights movement has inspired an array of great biopics, including films such as “Selma” and “Judas and the Black Messiah.” But three decades after its 1992 release, Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X,” starring Denzel Washington in the title role, remains one of the most powerful. The film followed the dynamic rise and tragic fall of a complicated and influential leader in the movement, and earned Washington (already a Best Supporting Actor winner) his first Best Actor Oscar nomination.
The correct answer to this quiz is Denzel Washington.