Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
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.
Plot
It details the controversial actions and atrocities of the former dictator of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada, during his violent rise to power in 1971 until his overthrow in 1979 as the result of the Uganda–Tanzania War. Rise and Fall of Idi Amin was a co-production of the United Kingdom, Kenya, and Nigeria, with most of filming done in Kenya, less than a year after Amin's downfall.
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author | Wade Huie |
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contentLocation | Uganda |
director | Sharad Patel |
editor | Keith Palmer |
events | Cold War |
genre | drama historical |
keywords | 1971 ugandan coup d'état dictator film idi amin idi amin dada nigeria rise and fall rise to power uganda–tanzania war united kingdom violent rise to power |
musicBy | Christopher Gunning |
producer | Sharad Patel |
publisher | The New York Times |
recordedAt | Kenya |
theme | biographical exploitation war |