List of political biography films

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This is a list of political biography films. It includes any biographical films about politicians, heads of state, or people who were otherwise mainly known for their political involvement.

## Australia

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John Curtin

* Curtin (2007)

Bob Hawke, Prime Minister.

* Hawke (2010)

## Canada

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Jack Layton

* Jack (2013)

John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister

* One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker (1976; miniseries)

Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Prime Minister

* Trudeau (2002; miniseries)

## China

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Puyi

* The Last Emperor[1]

Mao Zedong

* Mao Zedong 1949

Deng Xiaoping

* Deng Xiaoping

## Germany

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See also: Adolf Hitler in film

Adolf Hitler

* Downfall[2]

## India

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Jawaharlal Nehru

* Our Prime Minister (1957)

Narendra Modi

* PM Narendra Modi (2019)

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

* Swatantrya Veer Savarkar (2024)

Lal Bahadur Shastri

* Jai Jawaan Jai Kisaan (2015)

Manmohan Singh

* The Accidental Prime Minister (2019)

Yogi Adityanath

* Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi (2025)

## Iraq

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Saddam Hussein

* Al-ayyam al-tawila (1980)

## Israel

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Golda Meir, Prime Minister

* Golda (film)

## Italy

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Benito Mussolini

* The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)

* Benito (1993)

* Fairytale (2022)

* I'm Back (2018)

* Last Days of Mussolini (1974)
* Lion of the Desert (1981)

* Mussolini and I (1985)

* Vincere (2009; about first wife Ida Dalser)

Galeazzo Ciano

* Mussolini and I (1985)

Giacomo Matteotti

* The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)

Giulio Andreotti, Prime Minister.

* Il divo[3]

Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister.

* Loro[4]

Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister.

* Anno uno

## Pakistan

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

* Jinnah (1998)

## Philippines

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Manuel L. Quezon, President

* Quezon's Game

## Russia and Soviet Union

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Joseph Stalin

* The Death of Stalin (2017)
* Stalin (1992)

## South Africa

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Nelson Mandela

* Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
* Endgame (2009)
* Goodbye Bafana (2007)
* Invictus (2009)
* Mandela (1987)
* Mandela (1996)
* Mandela's Gun (2016)
* Winnie Mandela (2011)

## Uganda

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Idi Amin

* The Last King of Scotland (2006)[5]
* Operation Thunderbolt (1977)

* Raid on Entebbe (1977)
* Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1981)
* Victory at Entebbe (1976)

## United Kingdom

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Margaret Thatcher

* Margaret
* The Iron Lady

Tony Blair

* The Deal[6]
* The Special Relationship[7]

### British royalty

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See also: Elizabeth I in film and Elizabeth II in film

Elizabeth I

* Elizabeth

Elizabeth II

* The Queen (2006)
* A Royal Night Out (2015)

## United States

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George W. Bush, 43rd president.

* W.

Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president.

* LBJ

John F. Kennedy, 35th president.

* JFK

Ted Kennedy, senator.

* Chappaquiddick[8]

Abraham Lincoln, 16th president.

* Lincoln

Richard Nixon, 37th president.

* Nixon

Harvey Milk, San Francisco council member.

* Milk

Dick Cheney, 46th vice president.

* Vice

## References

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1. ^ The Last Emperor, retrieved 14 June 2020
2. ^ Downfall, retrieved 14 June 2020
3. ^ Il Divo, retrieved 14 June 2020
4. ^ Loro, retrieved 14 June 2020
5. ^ The Last King of Scotland, retrieved 14 June 2020
6. ^ The Deal, retrieved 14 June 2020
7. ^ The Special Relationship, retrieved 14 June 2020
8. ^ Chappaquiddick, retrieved 14 June 2020