This article is about the film. For details of the real-life rise and fall of Idi Amin, see Idi Amin
1981 Kenyan film
Rise and Fall of Idi Amin
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
25 August 1981 (1981-08-25)
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.
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