Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 202 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States, Curaçao
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
The story
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
- prison
- new york city
- police brutality
- beach
- assassination
- muslim
- police
- ku klux klan
- boston
- massachusetts
- prison cell
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Delroy Lindo — West Indian Archie
- Spike Lee — Shorty
- Theresa Randle — Laura
- Kate Vernon — Sophia
- Lonette McKee — Louise Little
- Tommy Hollis — Earl Little
- James McDaniel — Brother Earl
- Ernest Lee Thomas — Sidney
- Jean-Claude La Marre — Benjamin 2X
- O.L. Duke — Pete
- Larry McCoy — Sammy
- Directed
- Spike Lee
- Written
- Arnold Perl, Spike Lee, James Baldwin
Production
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 · 1,956 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Marvin Worth Productions, Largo International
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
