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The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay by Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock. Based on Giles Foden 's 1998 novel , its plot depicts the dictatorship of Ugandan President Idi Amin through the perspective of Nicholas Garrigan, a fictional Scottish doctor.
- $6 million
- Charles Steel, Lisa Bryer, Andrea Calderwood
Jan 19, 2007 · The Last King of Scotland: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Forest Whitaker, James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson. Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
- (193K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Kevin Macdonald
- 2007-01-19
Jan 19, 2007 · May 12, 2020. While in Uganda on a medical mission, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) becomes the personal physician and close confidante of dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker).
- (15.3K)
- Kevin Macdonald
- R
- Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction and historical fact, is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ.
- Giles Foden
- Novel
- 1998
- 1998
In 1970, Nicholas Garrigan (James McAvoy) graduates from medical school in Scotland. With dull prospects at home, he decides to seek adventure abroad by working at a Ugandan missionary clinic run by Dr. David Merrit (Adam Kotz) and his wife, Sarah (Gillian Anderson).
The Last King of Scotland. An portrayal of brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. 1,991 IMDb 7.6 2 h 3 min 2007. X-Ray R. Drama · Historical · Eerie · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent movie. HD $4.29 $3.59. Buy. HD $14.99. More purchase. options.
