Malcolm X

Factual error: When Malcolm is talking on the telephone in an extreme close up, you can see the connector on the phone is one of the modern snap-in modular jacks. Telephones in the 1960's did not have those.

Factual error: Malcom X yells for 911 in the movie, however at this time 911 didn't exist as an emergency number. The first ever 911 call was placed in 1968.

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Factual error: Malcom X yells for 911 in the movie, however at this time 911 didn't exist as an emergency number. The first ever 911 call was placed in 1968.

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Malcolm X: I ordered a single, Jack.
Bartender: The double's on that man, Jack.
Malcolm X: Who is that?
Bartender: That's West Indian Archie.
Malcolm X: Yeah? What's his angle?
Bartender: Some uh this, some uh that.

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Question: How did Malcolm, Shorty, Sophia, and Peg get caught for their crimes? Also, was the water turned off because of the police arresting Malcolm and Shorty? And where's Rudy? I didn't see him arrested.

Answer: It was Rudy who called the police. He was double crossing his partners and making off with the loot from their crime spree.

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