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General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait AKA Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait AKA General Amin AKA No One Can Run Faster Than a Rifle Bullet (1974)
A documentary on the military dictator of Uganda.Director: Barbet Schroeder
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Extras:Interview with director Barbet Schroeder from 2001 (26:44)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes liner notes featuring documentation of Idi Amin's requested cuts to the film.
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 24-page booklet featuring a 1976 interview with Barbet Schroeder, Schroeder's own breakdown of the cuts imposed by Amin and a 1975 article in which Dr. Tilo Held psychoanalyses Amin.
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Extras:Interview with director Barbet Schroeder from 2001 (26:43)
"Barbet Schroeder on General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait" 2017 interview (12:35)
"Rise, Ruin, and Remembrance: Andrew Rice on Idi Amin Dad" 2017 interview (15:49) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:2K digital restoration supervised by director Barbet Schroeder.
All extras are in English with no subtitled.
Includes a 12-page foldout insert featuring an essay by critic J. Hoberman. -
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - Yes - final voiceover narration line is missing (90:26 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Eureka - No known cuts - status of final narration unconfirmed (90:30 NTSC).
- R1 Re-issue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (90:49 NTSC).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 21/07/03
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 13/11/20UPDATE LOG:
27/02/16: Updated US specs, addition of UK, DVDBeaver.
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11/12/20: Updated title, added Criterion reissue, updated cuts status of original US & UK releases.
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