Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali is a 2021 American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Marcus A. Clarke.[1] The film is based on the book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith.[2] It tells the story of the friendship and deterioration thereof between American boxer Muhammad Ali and human rights activist Malcolm X, which is depicted through archival footage and interviews with friends of the two men.[3][4] It was released on September 9, 2021.[5]

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
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Directed byMarcus A. Clarke
Based on
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
by
  • Randy Roberts
  • Johnny Smith
Produced by
  • Kenya Barris
  • Ayanna Hart
  • Jason Perez
StarringMuhammad Ali
Malcolm X
CinematographyJustin Janowitz
Edited byPaul Carruthers
Jeremy Siefer
Music byThomas Brenneck
Production
company
Khalabo Ink Society
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • September 9, 2021 (2021-09-09)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

References

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  1. ^ "Watch Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. ^ O'Malley, Sheila. "Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali movie review (2021) | Roger Ebert". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Lisa (2021-09-10). "'Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali' Review: Netflix Doc Pieces Together a Sundered Friendship". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. ^ White, Peter (2021-07-22). "Kenya Barris' Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali Doc Set At Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  5. ^ "Two New Films Probe Controversies in the Legend of Muhammad Ali". Bloomberg. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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