Documentary · France · 1974 · 1h 30m

General Idi Amin Dada

Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait

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Director
Barbet Schroeder
Cast
Idi Amin as Himself (as Idi Amin Dada) Fidel Castro as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) Golda Meir as Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Néstor Almendros — Director of Photography Denise de Casabianca — Editor Barbet Schroeder — Writer Jean-Pierre Rassam — Producer Jean-François Chauvel — Producer Charles-Henri Favrod — Producer
Tagline

A self portrait.

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
dictatorugandaidi aminafrican dictator
Key Collaborators
Barbet Schroeder Director Néstor Almendros Director of Photography Denise de Casabianca Editor Barbet Schroeder Writer Jean-Pierre Rassam Producer Jean-François Chauvel Producer Charles-Henri Favrod Producer
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