Out of Africa(Movie, 1985)

Name: Out of Africa
Genre: History, Romance / Love, Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: T02:41:00
Rating: 3.6

| 2h 41min | Genres: History, Romance / Love, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 589 votes)

Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The film is based loosely on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), with additional material from Dinesen's 1960 book Shadows on the Grass and other sources. The book was adapted into a screenplay by the writer Kurt Luedtke, and filmed in 1984. Streep played Karen Blixen, Redford played Denys Finch Hatton, and Klaus Maria Brandauer played Baron Bror Blixen. Others in the film include Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole, Malick Bowens as Farah, Stephen Kinyanjui as the Chief, Michael Gou..."> ()

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Available languages: English (Audio Description), English (Original), Spanish
Available subtitles: English, Spanish
Duration: 2h 41min
Genres: Movies Based on Real Life / Period Pieces / Movies Based on Books / Classic Movies / Dramas / Tearjerkers / Romantic Movies / Classic Romantic Movies
Keywords: Sentimental / Emotional
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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 2h 41min

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 2h 41min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for Out of Africa

Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Sound National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Production Design nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About Out of Africa

Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Karen Blixen from 1937.

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Trailer for Out of Africa + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 1(Trailer, 2:58)

Trailer 1 (Trailer) | Out Of Africa (35th Anniversary) | Robert Redford and Meryl Streep Own a Coffee Farm in Kenya (Clip) | Out of Africa | Robert Redford and Meryl Streep Soar Over Kenya (Clip) | Out of Africa Wins Best Sound: 1986 Oscars (Featurette) | Out of Africa Wins Cinematography: 1986 Oscars (Featurette) | Out of Africa Wins Art Direction: 1986 Oscars (Featurette) | Sydney Pollack ‪Wins Best Directing: 1986 Oscars (Featurette) | Out of Africa Wins Best Picture: 1986 Oscars (Featurette) | John Barry Wins Original Score: 1986 Oscars (Featurette)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Kenya

Plays in: Kenya

Based on the work of: Karen Blixen ("Out of Africa")

Main subject: Karen Blixen (Person)

Made by: Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Swahili (SW)

Translated into 29 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/20/1985

Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Gough, Suzanna Hamilton, Michael Kitchen, Rachel Kempson, Leslie Phillips, Shane Rimmer, Annabel Maule, Iman, Ayub Ogada, Graham Crowden, Malick Bowens, Donal McCann, Maryam d'Abo, Sinja Dieks

Director: Sydney Pollack

Producer: Sydney Pollack, Kim Jorgensen

Screenwriter: Kurt Luedtke, Karen Blixen

Film Editor: Fredric Steinkamp

Director of Photography: David Watkin

Composer: John Barry

Performer: John Barry

Costume designer: Milena Canonero

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Entre Dois Amores"

"Mit Afrika"

"Memorias de África"

"Out Of Africa - Souvenirs D'Afrique"

"非洲之旅"

"愛と哀しみの果て"

"아웃 오브 아프리카"

"Mitt Afrika"

"Pożegnanie z Afryką"

"Mitt Afrika"

"Spomienky na Afriku"

"Mit Afrika"

Keywords: syphilis, kenya, danish, safari, big game hunter, infidelity, cuckolded husband, farm, based on memoir or autobiography, romance, africa, nairobi, 1910s, historical drama, lion

Budget: 31,000,000 USD

Revenue: 227,514,205 USD (= 734%)

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Out of Africa(Movie, 1985)

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Trailer for Out of Africa + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer 1(Trailer, 2:58)

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