Lumumba ; scénario, Raoul Peck, Pascal Bonitzer ; produit par Jacques Bidou ; un film de Raoul Peck.
Dramatizes the life of Congolese revolutionary, Patrice Lumumba, who lead his country to independence from Belgium in 1960. He served for less than a year as the first elected prime minister, until he was brutally assassinated.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French English |
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[New York] :
Zeitgeist Films,
2002.
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
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| Genre/Form: | Feature films. Historical films. Biographical films. Motion pictures |
| Summary: | Dramatizes the life of Congolese revolutionary, Patrice Lumumba, who lead his country to independence from Belgium in 1960. He served for less than a year as the first elected prime minister, until he was brutally assassinated. |
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| Item Description: | Widescreen (original aspect ration: 1.85:1) ; surround sound. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: excerpts from director Raoul Peck's 1991 documentary Lumumba: death of a prophet ; historical timeline and background on the Congo ; bio-filmographies of the filmmakers and stars ; story and production notes ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Awards: | Independent Spirit Award nominee: Best Foreign Film. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematographer, Bernard Lutic ; editor, Jacques Comets ; music, Jean-Claude Petit. |
| Participant or Performer: | Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Maka Kotto, Théophile Moussa Sowie, André Debaar. |
| Language: | In French with English subtitles. |