General Idi Amin Dada
“A self portrait.”
1974•1h 30m•7.0•Released
Documentary
Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Writer
Barbet Schroeder
Languages
English, French, Swahili
Studio
Le Figaro
Cast
Idi Amin
Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)
Fidel Castro
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golda Meir
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
Company
Le Figaro
Company
Mara Films
Company
Télévision Rencontre
Company
ORTF
Producer
Jean-François Chauvel
Producer
Charles-Henri Favrod
Producer
Jean-Pierre Rassam
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