King Leopold's Ghost
The unbelievable story of Congo's brutal history with its Belgian colonizers
8.0(6) 2006-05-28 102 minDocumentaryHistory
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.
Original Music ComposerYoav Goren
DirectorPippa Scott
ProducerPippa Scott
WriterPippa Scott
WriterAdam Hochschild
DirectorOreet Rees
WriterAlan Sandom
Cast & characters
Don Cheadle
as Narrator (voice)
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Ciaran Reilly
as Roger Casement (voice)
Alfre Woodard
as Ilanga (voice)
Philippe Bergeron
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James Cromwell
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Frank McCourt
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Adam Hochschild
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Tom Wright
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Annick DeVille
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Jean-Pierre Bemba
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James Newman
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Mbaya Mpoyi
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Jacques Depelchin
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Zana Aziza Etambala
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David Northrup
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Papa Maurice
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Jules Marchal
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Maurice Lenain
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Honoré Vinck
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Ernest Wamba dia Wamba
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Juliana Lumumba
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Jan Vansina
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Lubamba Dibwe
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Mubenga wa Beya
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