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General Idi Amin Dada (1974)
Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait (original title)

NOT_RATED 90 min  -  Documentary | Biography | War  -   30 August 1976 (USA)
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A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda.

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

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General Idi Amin Dada -- In 1971, self-styled dictator General Idi Amin Dada took control of Uganda; director Barbet Schroeder turns his cameras on the dynamic, charming, and appallingly dangerous tyrant.
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Uganda's dictator, General Idi Amin Dada, accepts a foreign crew's request to interview and film him. He talks to the camera about his outreach to Arab nations, his goal of eradicating Israel, his views on economic policy, and his views of Nixon, Kissinger, and other world leaders. We also see him dressing down his ministers at a cabinet meeting (two weeks after this meeting, the foreign minister, whom Amin criticizes here, is murdered), supervising a war-game simulation of an invasion of Israel, visiting a village, and addressing a conclave of Ugandan physicians. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Uganda | Dictator | Military | Idi Amin | Africa  | See more »

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Documentary | Biography | War

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Country:

France | Switzerland

Language:

English | Swahili | French

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Also Known As:

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Filming Locations:

Kampala, Uganda

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USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Quotes

Idi Amin: I come from a very poor family. I wanted to tell you this.
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Referenced in Cannibal Holocaust (1980) See more »