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Uncle Saddam(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-07-04
59%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
a laugh-along surrealistic portrait
Overview:
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Saddam Hussein (but were afraid to ask).
Languages: Arabic, English.
Countries:
Movie: Uncle Saddam
Top 7 Billed Cast
Wallace Langham
Narrator (voice)
Saddam Hussein
Self (archive footage)
Tariq Aziz
Self (archive footage)
King Hussein of Jordan
Self (archive footage)
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