Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
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Directed by | Sharad Patel Christopher Sutton |
Produced by | Sharad Patel |
Written by | Wade Huie |
Starring | Joseph Olita Dennis Hill Tony Sibbald |
Music by | Christopher Gunning |
Cinematography | Harvey Harrison |
Editing by | Keith Palmer II |
Distributed by | Twin Continental Films |
Release date(s) | 1980 |
Running time | 101 min |
Country | Kenya / Nigeria & UK |
Language | English |
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Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, also known as Amin: The Rise and Fall, is a bloody exploitation film and biopic directed in 1980 by Sharad Patel and starring Joseph Olita as Idi Amin. The film 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. Joseph Olita also played Amin in the 1991 film, Mississippi Masala..