King Leopold's Ghost

7.6
|May 28, 2006|1h 42m|Movie
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

The modern history of the Congo, the heart of Africa, is a terrifying tale of appalling brutality: how the greedy and incredibly ruthless King Leopold II of Belgium (1935-1909) turned a vast country into his private estate (1885-1908) and how he plundered the land and raped the bodies and souls of its defenceless inhabitants, causing countless victims; and what exactly is the true impact of this often forgotten story of crime and horror today.

Top Cast

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Narrator (voice)

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Ciaran Reilly

Roger Casement (voice)

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Ilanga (voice)

Philippe Bergeron

Philippe Bergeron

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

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Frank McCourt

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Adam Hochschild

Self

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Tom Wright

Additional Narration

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Annick DeVille

Self

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Jean-Pierre Bemba

Self

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James Newman

Self

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Mbaya Mpoyi

Self

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Jacques Depelchin

Self

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Zana Aziza Etambala

Self

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David Northrup

Self

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Papa Maurice

Self

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Jules Marchal

Self

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Maurice Lenain

Self

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Honoré Vinck

Self

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Ernest Wamba dia Wamba

Self

Director

Pippa Scott

Writers

Adam Hochschild, Pippa Scott, Alan Sandom

Status

Released

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