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General Idi Amin Dada (1974)

"A self portrait."

7.0/10 1h 30m May 29, 1974
Documentary

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.

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Movie Details

Original Title Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait
Original Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)
Popularity: 0.2
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.0

Key Crew

Director Barbet Schroeder
Writer Barbet Schroeder
Editor Denise de Casabianca
Producer Jean-François Chauvel, Charles-Henri Favrod, Jean-Pierre Rassam
Music Idi Amin

Production

Le Figaro
FR
Mara Films
FR
Télévision Rencontre
CH
ORTF
FR

Videos & Trailers

"General Idi Amin Dada [A Self Portrait]" (1974 - Barbet Schroeder)
"General Idi Amin Dada [A Self Portrait]" (1974 - Barbet Schroeder)
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Keywords

dictator uganda idi amin african dictator

Reviews from TMDB

adorablepanic 7/10
Apr 18, 2020

Director Barbet Schroeder's 1974 documentary GENERAL IDI AMIN DADA [A SELF PORTRAIT] may be the ultimate realization of the phrase 'give 'em enough rope.' Schroeder just turns the camera on and lets Amin dictate the itinerary. In addition to endless parades involving his obviously strapped-for-resou ... Read more

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Details
Release Date May 29, 1974
Runtime 1h 30m
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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