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Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait (1974)
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Barbet Schroeder (writer)
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30 August 1976 (USA)
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A documentary on the military dictator of Africa's Uganda. full summary | add synopsis
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Interesting when made, irrelevant now.
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(Credited cast)| Idi Amin | ... | Himself | |
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| Fidel Castro | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Golda Meir | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
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General Amin (UK)
General Idi Amin Dada (USA)
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (USA)
No One Can Run Faster Than a Rifle Bullet
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General Idi Amin Dada (USA)
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (USA)
No One Can Run Faster Than a Rifle Bullet
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USA:90 min
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Edited into Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
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I saw this movie in Israel in 1975. At the time Amin was in his heyday and because of his relationship with Israel the film was very interesting, featuring interviews with Amin and him showing off his armed forces.
Today, with Amin a nobody in Saudi Arabia, this film is but an asterisk of history.