A Chorus Line 1985  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Sharon Brown, Gregg Burge, Michael Douglas, Cameron English, Terrence Mann, Vicki Frederick, Janet Jones, Alyson Reed, Pat McNamara, Timothy Scott, Mansoor Najeeullah
In this film version of the long-running Broadway show, the off-stage lives of struggling performers are revealed as part of their auditions. While harsh director/choreographer Zach (Michael Douglas) puts those auditioning through their paces, his former girlfriend Cassie (Alyson Reed) appears at the theater to try out for the show, and Zach's own past rises to the fore.
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Death of a Prophet 1981  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Woodie King Jr.
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Yolanda King, Mansoor Najeeullah, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Ossie Davis, Sam Singleton, Yusef Iman, Sonny Jim Gaines, Charles Griffin, Kirk Kirksey, Yuri Kochiyama, Amiri Baraka
Using newsreel footage and interviews to supplement Morgan Freeman's portrayal of "The Prophet Minister," this film is loosely based on a day in the life of activist Malcolm X. He knows that he is a marked man, but he continues to go about his day-to-day activities.
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2. Death of a Prophet (1981)
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