DVD
The last king of Scotland
Record details
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the novel by Giles Foden. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Commentary by director Kevin MacDonald; deleted scenes; Captuing Idi Amin featurette; Forest Whitaker "Idi Amin"; Fox Movie Channel presents: casting session - The Last King of Scotland; theatrical trailer. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Executive producers, Tessa Ross, Andrew MacDonald, Allon Reich ; director of photography, Anthony Dod Mantle ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; edited by Justine Wright ; costume desginer, Michael O'Connor ; music by Alex Heffes. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney, David Oyelowo, Stephen Rwangyezi, Abby Mukiibi, Adam Kotz, Barbara Rafferty, David Ashton. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | In English (5.1 Dolby Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Golden Globes (USA), 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Pictures - Drama (Forest Whitaker) |
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| Topic Heading: | Feature Films. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | DVD FIC LAS (Text) | 35140001018988 | Fiction Videos | Volume hold | Available | - |
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 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.
