Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
The rage of a maniac... the rape of a people!
The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
- Date of release
- 1981-07-16
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Crime, Thriller, War
- Director
- Sharad Patel
Casting
- Joseph Olita — Idi Amin
- Thomas Baptiste — Dr. Michael Oloya
- Leonard Trolley — Bob Astles
- Geoffrey Keen — British Ambassador
- Louis Mahoney — Freedom fighter Ofumbi
- André Maranne — French Ambassador
- Denis Hills — Self
- Tony Sibbald — Canadian Ambassador Davis
- Norbert Okare — Kiwanuka
- Ka Vundla — Malyamungu
- Martin Okello — Amin Officer
- Nicky Giles — White Girl
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Kenya
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, also known as Amin: The Rise and Fall, is a 1981 biographical film directed by Sharad Patel and starring Joseph Olita as Idi Amin. Olita also played Amin in the 1991 film Mississippi Masala.
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