| Rise and Fall of Idi Amin | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Sharad Patel |
| Written by | Wade Huie |
| Produced by | Sharad Patel |
| Starring | Joseph Olita Thomas Baptiste Leonard Trolley Denis Hills |
| Cinematography | Harvey Harrison |
| Edited by | Keith Palmer |
| Music by | Christopher Gunning |
| Distributed by | International Film Marketing[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | Kenya Nigeria United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $4 million[2] |
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.[3]
- ^ Canby, Vincent (19 March 1982). "AMIN'S RISE AND FALL". The New York Times.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Oloo, Eric (3 June 2014). "Idi Amin actor Joseph Olita dies in Siaya". The Star. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.