Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Title: The last king of Scotland Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Publisher, Date: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007] Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file DVD video region 1 Summary: Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of Nicholas Garrigan, a Scottish doctor who arrives in Uganda in the early 1970s to serve as Amin's personal physician. His perspective as an outsider causes him to be initially impressed by Amin's calculated rise to power as he grows increasingly monstrous. A pointed examination of how independent Uganda (a British colony until 1962) became a breeding ground for Amin's genocidal tyranny. Amin is both seductive and horribly destructive. Garrigan grows increasingly prone to exploitation. Audience: MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language. Subjects: Amin, Idi, 1925-2003 -- Drama. Dictators -- Uganda -- Drama. Physician and patient -- Uganda -- Drama. Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1971-1979 -- Drama. Genre: Feature films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Biographical films. Historical films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Film adaptations. Other Author: Whitaker, Forest, actor. McAvoy, James, 1979- actor. Washington, Kerry, 1977- actor. Anderson, Gillian, 1968- actor. McBurney, Simon, actor. Bryer, Lisa, film producer. Calderwood, Andrea, film producer. Steel, Charles, film producer. Morgan, Peter, 1963- screenwriter. Brock, Jeremy, 1959- screenwriter. Macdonald, Kevin, 1967- film director. Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Foden, Giles, 1967- Last king of Scotland. Fox Searchlight Pictures. DNA Films. FilmFour (Firm) UK Film Council. Scottish Screen (Organization) Cowboy Films. Slate Films. Other Title: Last king of Scotland (Motion picture) Performers: Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney. Language Notes: In English or dubbed in Spanish; subtitles in English, Spanish and French; closed-captioned. Publisher or Distributor Number: 10161562 2240720 UPC: 024543407201 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
