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The Last King of Scotland

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The Last King of Scotland
Movie Info
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Director -
Kevin Macdonald -
Producer -
Lisa Bryer , Andrea Calderwood , Charles Steel -
Screenwriter -
Peter Morgan , Jeremy Brock -
Distributor -
Fox -
Production Co -
DNA Films , Fox Searchlight , FilmFour -
Rating -
R (Language|Gruesome Images|Sexual Content|Some Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Biography , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 19, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 12, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$17.6M -
Runtime -
2h 1m