General Idi Amin Dada

Nan
1h 30m
1974
7 /10 (34)

A self portrait.

Overview

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

Country : France, Switzerland
Languages : English, Français, Kiswahili
Released Date: 1974-05-29

Top Billed Cast

Idi Amin

Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)

Fidel Castro

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Golda Meir

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

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