Escape From Kampala
1991, English. Directed by Roy Battersby.
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".
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Escape From Kampala isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 August 1991. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Escape From Kampala?
Escape From Kampala (1991) was directed by Roy Battersby and stars John Matshikiza, Rudolph Walker, Oke Wambu.