General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait (1974)
Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 32min
- Documentary
- 30 Aug 1976 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast
| Idi Amin | ... |
Self
(as Idi Amin Dada)
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| Fidel Castro | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Golda Meir | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Barbet Schroeder | ||
Written by
| Barbet Schroeder | ... | (commentary) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jean-François Chauvel | ... | producer |
| Charles-Henri Favrod | ... | producer |
| Jean-Pierre Rassam | ... | producer |
Music by
| Idi Amin | ... | (as Idi Amin Dada) |
Cinematography by
| Néstor Almendros | ||
Editing by
| Denise de Casabianca | ||
Editorial Department
| Dominique Auvray | ... | assistant editor |
Art Department
| Tito Topin | ... | poster artist |
Sound Department
| Antoine Petitjean | ... | sound mixer |
| Alain Sempé | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Claude Rivière | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Jacques Hasday | ... | collaboration |
| Jacques Tronel | ... | collaboration |
| Eymeric Jorat | ... | restorator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Le Figaro
- Mara Films
- Télévision Rencontre
- 3ème chaîne ORTF (in collaboration with)
Distributors
- Gala Film Distributors (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tinc Productions (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Roadshow Films (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sandrews (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino (West Germany)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Blue Efficience (anti-piracy)
- Lumières numériques (restored by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait is an extended character study of its subject. It follows Amin closely in a series of formal and informal settings, combined with several short interviews in which Amin expounds his unconventional theories of politics, economics, and international relations. Amin is seen supervising the Ugandan paratrooper school, boating through a wildlife park, playing the accordion in a jazz band at a formal dinner, and staging a mock assault on a small hill representing the Golan Heights. He discusses his plans for an attack on Israel, and his letter to Kurt Waldheim, then Secretary General of the United Nations sent in response to the 1972 Munich massacre, which commended Hitler, is touched upon. On a TV program, it is announced Amin is in possession of a 'manual' which details Israel's plans: The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. |
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| Taglines | The Most Controversial Film of the Year About the Man Behind Entebbe! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #153. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981). See more » |
| Quotes |
Idi Amin:
I come from a very poor family. I wanted to tell you this. See more » |