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King Leopold's Ghost

8.020061h 42mMovieDocumentaryHistory

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…

DirectorsPippa Scott·Oreet Rees
WritersAdam Hochschild·Pippa Scott
ProducerPippa Scott

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Pippa Scott

DCDon Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Narrator (voice)
CR
Ciaran Reilly
Roger Casement (voice)
AWAlfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Ilanga (voice)
PBPhilippe Bergeron
Philippe Bergeron
JCJames Cromwell
James Cromwell
FM
Frank McCourt
AH
Adam Hochschild
Self
TW
Tom Wright
Additional Narration
AD
Annick DeVille
Self
JB
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Self
JN
James Newman
Self
MM
Mbaya Mpoyi
Self

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Is King Leopold's Ghost based on a true story?

Yes — King Leopold's Ghost is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).