Movie·1974·90 min

General Idi Amin Dada

Name: General Idi Amin Dada
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974-05-29
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Golda Meir

General Idi Amin Dada streams in the US on Criterion Channel, as of October 6, 2026.

A self portrait.

7.0 / 10 · TMDB

Documentary

Filmmaker Barbet Schroeder shows the Ugandan dictator meeting his Cabinet, reviewing his troops, explaining his ideology.

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Cast

Idi Amin

Himself (as Idi Amin Dada)

Fidel Castro

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Golda Meir

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)