Escape From Kampala

Overview

The true story of a daring prison break. Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uganda was at the airport to catch a flight to Canada for a conference when he was arrested by Amin's secret police, members of the notorious State Research Bureau, and thrown into the Nakasero prison. This should have meant certain death, but, along with his cell mates, army officers who had come under suspicion of organizing a coup, he escaped and made it on foot to Nairobi. This TV movie is based on Wycliffe Kato's own account in his book "Escape From Idi Amin's Slaughterhouse".

Directed by Roy Battersby

Top cast

John Matshikiza

Wycliffe Kato

Rudolph Walker

Kimumwe

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Oke Wambu

Kasujja

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John Adewole

Okech

Leo Wringer

Nambale

Eddie Nestor

Sendawula

Thomas Baptiste

Minawa

Hepburn Graham

Chief SRB Man

Valentine Nonyela

SRB Man

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Tunde Babs

SRB Man

Christian Dixon

SRB Man

Stephen K. Amos

SRB Man

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Jabu Mbalo

Military Guard

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Raymond Johnson

Military Guard

Ilario Bisi-Pedro

Military Guard

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Dorothy Brown

Woman prisoner

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Joy Elias-Rilwan

SRB Receptionist

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Reginald Tsiboe

Kalibbala

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Christopher Gilbert

SRB Driver

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Troy Fairclough

Prisoner

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