Amin: The Rise and Fall
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Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981, UK/Kenya) is a Shocksploitation biographical drama film directed by Sharad Patel.
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Main Details
- Released in 1981
- Color
- Running Time: 101 min | UK:97 min | USA:91 min
- Production Co: Film Corporation of Kenya | Intermedia Productions
- Distribution Co: International Film Marketing (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
- Directed by Sharad Patel
- Written by Wade Huie
- Starring Joseph Olita, Thomas Baptiste, Leonard Trolley
- Produced by Sharad Patel, Christopher Sutton
- Original Music by Christopher Gunning
- Cinematography by Harvey Harrison
- Film Editing by Keith Palmer
Plot Summary
- The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyrannical rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Also Known As
- Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (UK) (original title)
- Amin: The Rise and Fall (Australia / USA)
- Amin - mielipuoli diktaattori (Finland)
- Amins uppgång och fall (Sweden)
- Der Schlächter Idi Amin (Germany)
- Idi Aminin nousu ja tuho (Finland)
Tagline
- The rage of a maniac... the rape of a people!