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'''''The Last King of Scotland''''' is a [[UK]] [[film]] based on [[Giles Foden]]'s award-winning debut [[The Last King of Scotland|novel of the same name]], and adapted by [[screenwriters]] [[Peter Morgan]] and Jeremy Brock and directed by [[Kevin Macdonald (director)|Kevin Macdonald]]. It is scheduled for limited release in the [[USA]] on [[September 27]] [[2006]], with UK release set for [[January 12]] [[2007]], and [[Germany|German]] release for [[May 17]] [[2007]]. |
'''''The Last King of Scotland''''' is a [[UK]] [[film]] based on [[Giles Foden]]'s award-winning debut [[The Last King of Scotland|novel of the same name]], and adapted by [[screenwriters]] [[Peter Morgan]] and Jeremy Brock and directed by [[Kevin Macdonald (director)|Kevin Macdonald]]. It is scheduled for limited release in the [[USA]] on [[September 27]] [[2006]], with UK release set for [[January 12]] [[2007]], and [[Germany|German]] release for [[May 17]] [[2007]]. |
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[[Forest Whitaker]] stars as the [[Uganda|Ugandan]] [[dictator]] [[Idi Amin]], and [[James McAvoy]] as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan. [[Gillian Anderson]] plays an [[ |
[[Forest Whitaker]] stars as the [[Uganda|Ugandan]] [[dictator]] [[Idi Amin]], and [[James McAvoy]] as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan. [[Gillian Anderson]] plays an [[Israel]]i [[physician]] Sara Zach, with whom Garrigan first works in Uganda; [[Kerry Washington]], one of Amin's wives, and [[Simon McBurney]] a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[diplomat]]. |
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=== Plot === |
=== Plot === |
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The story of how a Scottish doctor became the personal physician to Ugandan President Idi Amin |
The story of how a Scottish doctor became the personal physician to Ugandan President Idi Amin. |
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===Main cast=== |
===Main cast=== |
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| The Last King of Scotland | |
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| File:The Last King of Scotland.jpg Teaser poster for The Last King of Scotland | |
| Directed by | Kevin Macdonald |
| Written by | Novel: Giles Foden Screenplay: Peter Morgan Jeremy Brock |
| Starring | Forest Whitaker James McAvoy |
| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Edited by | Justine Wright |
| Music by | Alex Heffes |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Release dates | September 27, 2006 (USA) (limited) January 12, 2007 (UK) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$6 million |
The Last King of Scotland is a UK film based on Giles Foden's award-winning debut novel of the same name, and adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock and directed by Kevin Macdonald. It is scheduled for limited release in the USA on September 27 2006, with UK release set for January 12 2007, and German release for May 17 2007.
Forest Whitaker stars as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, and James McAvoy as Dr. Nicholas Garrigan. Gillian Anderson plays an Israeli physician Sara Zach, with whom Garrigan first works in Uganda; Kerry Washington, one of Amin's wives, and Simon McBurney a British diplomat.
Plot
The story of how a Scottish doctor became the personal physician to Ugandan President Idi Amin.
Main cast
- Forest Whitaker - Idi Amin
- James McAvoy - Nicholas Garrigan
- Gillian Anderson - Sara Zach
- Kerry Washington - Kay
- Simon McBurney - Stone
- David Oyelowo - Djonjo
References
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