The last king of Scotland
(DVD R-rated)

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Amin, Idi, -- 1925-2003 -- Drama.
Biographical films.
Dictators -- Uganda -- Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical films.
Physician and patient -- Uganda -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).
Uganda -- Politics and government -- 1971-1979 -- Drama.

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Format
DVD R-rated
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543407249, 024543407201, 024543407256

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Giles Foden.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; editor, Justine Wright ; music, Alex Heffes ; costume designer, Michael O'Connor ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; special effects supervisor, Sebastian Bulst ; visual effects supervisors, John Lockwood, Steve Street.
Participants/Performers
Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney.
Description
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 and 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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language.
System Details
DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation.
Language
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (5.1 Dolby Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Awards
Golden Globes (USA), 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Pictures - Drama (Forest Whitaker)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Whitaker, F., McAvoy, J., Washington, K., Anderson, G., McBurney, S., Bryer, L., Calderwood, A., Steel, C., Morgan, P., Brock, J., Macdonald, K., & Foden, G. (2007). The last king of Scotland . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Forest. Whitaker et al.. 2007. The Last King of Scotland. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Forest. Whitaker et al.. The Last King of Scotland Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Whitaker, F., McAvoy, J., Washington, K., Anderson, G., McBurney, S., Bryer, L. and Calderwood, A. et al (2007). The last king of scotland. Beverly Hills, Calif.: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Whitaker, Forest., et al. The Last King of Scotland 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

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