Jeanluc bideau, myriam boyer, jacques denis comedy drama culture and society drama. A documentary on jacques verges, the controversial lawyer and former free french forces guerrilla who has defending unpopular figures such as nazi war. Amin was promoted to brigadier general and the next year to major general. Aftermath of raid by israeli commandos on hijacked. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime shipping. I dont know their names, and i dont want to hurt their privacy, but id want to meet them. Steiner rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel commanding the 4th commando brigade in the biafran army during the nigerian civil war, and later fought with the. He began his military career as a french foreign legion paratrooper and saw combat in vietnam, egypt, and algeria. Ali amin, faisal wangita, haji ali amin, hussein amin, iman aminu, jaffar amin, kato amin, khadija abria amin, maimuna amin, moses amin, mwanga amin. He talks to the camera about his outreach to arab nations, his goal of eradicating israel, his views on economic policy, and his views of nixon, kissinger, and other world leaders. Many are familiar with the portrayal of idi amin by forest whitaker in the 2006 film the last king of scotland, a venture that effectively conveyed the brutal dictator. Yaphet kotto gives a great performance as idi amin, portraying the ugandan president as mix of grandstander, egomaniac, and thinly disguised madman. Amin joined the british colonial regiment, the kings african rifles in 1946, serving in somalia. The commander of the israeli paratroopers, lt col yonatan netanyahu played by richard dreyfuss was the brother of israeli political leader benjamin netanyahu.
On february 1977 idi amin kidnaps and holds 240 us citizens as hostages. In february 1977, the archbishop of uganda is killed. This is amin s incredible story as seen through the eyes of nicholas garrigan james mcavoy, a young scotsman who becomes the volatile leaders personal physician. Obote declared a turning to the left and sought to remove influential bagandas and replace them with his own ethnic kin from the acholi and langi tribes, he and mr. Idi amin dada presenting the medal of bwallah to mwanga amin dada. As his generals and ministers sit stiffly, taking notes, he lectures them on the. A revelatory tugofwar between subject and filmmaker, general idi amin dada.
Made with the full support and participation of the infamous dictator, general idi amin dada provides a candid and disturbing portrait of one of the 20th centurys most notorious figures. Amin and his regime have been the subject of films and documentaries including general idi amin dada. Eventually, amin held the rank of major general in the postcolonial ugandan army. Jonah who will be 25 in the year 2000 1976, 116 min. We know that the nations entire asian community was stripped of its possessions and deported. Actor godfrey cambridge was selected to the play the role of general idi amin dada, but died on the set from a heart attack early in. I suggested that idi amin dada isnt a very good documentary.
Idi amin was a ugandan military officer and politician. A documentary on the military dictator of africas uganda ugandas dictator, general idi amin dada, accepts a foreign crews request to interview and film him. Idi amin was a ugandan president known for his brutal regime while in power. Idi amin living high in saudi arabia the washington post. Like many batshit insane dictators, he generated his own excessively aggrandizing title. His excellency president for life, field marshal al hadji. A self portrait 1 hours and 32 minutes movie 1976 ugandas dictator, general idi amin dada, accepts a. Transportation squadron, kaiserslautern germany, and c company, 3rd battalion. H es joking all the time if he feels he has an audience, barbet schroeder said of idi amin in a 1976 new york post interview i think we know the type.
Amin tortured and murdered between 100,000 and 300,000 of his own people and, in a. A selfportrait is a landmark in the art of documentary and an appalling study of egotism in power. Starring daniel bruhl, rosamund pike, eddie marsan, denis menochet, ben schnetzer and lior ashkenazi. Over 200 passengers on an air france flight are held hostage over seven days in the summer of 1976. He is estimated to have tortured, killed, or imprisoned somewhere between 100,000 and 500,000 of his opponents. France 22 may 1974 cannes film festival france 29 may 1974. Autoportrait is a 1974 documentary film by french director barbet schroeder with english dialogue. Idi amin was born in the 1920s in the west nile province.
Victory at entebbe tv movie 1976 victory at entebbe. Idi amin the road from a boxing champion to a dictatorship. While made almost 25 years ago, raid on entebbe remains an exciting film that has aged well and is still very enjoyable to watch. Amin fled to libya, before relocating to saudi arabia in 1981, where he died in 2003. His excellency president for life, field marshal al hadji doctor idi amin, vc, dso, mc, cbe, lord of all the beasts of the earth and fishes of the sea, and conqueror of the british empire in africa in general and uganda in particular, in the early 1970s. The woman who plays the female german terrorist is a caricature of a nazi. Idi amin dada, the onetime ugandan dictator, makes saddam look like an amateur. In 1976 ondersteunde idi amin een terroristische actie van palestijnse en duitse. The film depicts amin at the height of his power as the ruler of uganda. Amin joined the british colonial regiment, the kings african rifles, in 1946, and eventually held the rank of major general and commander of the ugandan army.
Idi amin dada, but died on the set from a heart attack early in the filming. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i. It was made with the support and participation of its subject, the ugandan dictator idi amin. Amin joined the kings african rifles kar of the british colonial army in 1946. Due in part to amin s unexpected passion for scottish culture, amin even proclaims himself the last. Idi amin backs up and supports the hijackers, which results with britain breaking diplomatic relations in july. His excellency, president for life, field marshal al hadji doctor idi amin dada, vc, dso, mc, cbe conqueror of the british empire in africa in general. General idi amin dada is one of those authorized profiles that couldnt be more revealing even if it had been put together in secrecy, wrote vincent canby. The plane lands at entebbe in uganda, then under the rule of idi amin. Amin seized power in a military coup in 1971, ruled over uganda for eight years, and imprisoned or killed at least 100,000 of his opponents.
General idi amin dada oumee 19282003, ugandan army officer and dictator, former president of uganda dictionary source. Popularly known as the butcher of uganda, he is considered one of the cruellest despots in world history amin was born in koboko to a kakwa father and lugbara mother. Later revelations show that the order came directly from idi amin. Ugandas army seizes control of the country after a coup and appoints its commander, idi amin dada, as head of the new military government. Uk 27 july 1974 london switzerland august 1974 french speaking region switzerland. In 1946, he joined the kings african rifles kar of. General idi amin dada the current the criterion collection. New entebbe hijacked by heavyhanded political correctness.
Actor godfrey cambridge was selected to the play the role of gen. In 1971 he overthrew the elected government of milton obote and declared himself president of uganda, launching a ruthless eightyear regime. In the 1940s amin was recruited by a british colonial army officer. In 1971, general idi amin overthrew the elected government of. He talks to the camera about his outreach to arab nations. Amin dancing traditional dance with children entebbe, uganda july 1976 3. A self portrait 1974, rise and fall of idi amin 1980 and the last king of scotland 2006. And yet here he is playing a concertina at a hotel dance, and lecturing the nations doctors against drunkenness, and theres a sort of charismatic charm.
As ugandan dictator idi amin, forest whitaker gives one of the greatest performances of modern movie history. How ugandas former leader, idi amin became worlds second. General amin, general idi amin dada, general idi amin dada. Idi amin dada oumee 17 may 192816 august 2003 was the ruler although it might be better to say destroyer of uganda from 1971 to 1979. The best politics and government movies of the 1970s. Autoportrait, no one can run faster than a rifle bullet. Rolf steiner is a retired professional german mercenary, born in munich, bavaria on january 3, 1933. He took power in a military coup of january 1971, deposing milton obote. The successful 1976 raid on the entebbe airport was a miraculous and daring rescue mission that, if you believe the new film, is mostly because of a german. A selfportrait, was a trashtalking, impulsedriven blowhard and an incorrigibly boastful performer, not without a sense of humor. The hand of death 1976 whispers in the dark 1992 tender is the night 1962. In 1974, barbet schroeder went to uganda to make a film about idi amin, the countrys ruthless, charismatic dictator. General idi amin sager kanske lite for mycket om sina planer i denna dokumentar fran 1974.
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