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Out of Africa
“Based on a true story.”
7.2 / 10• 1985• 2h 41m•PG• English
HistoryRomanceDrama
Storyline
Tells the life story 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 her 1937 autobiographical novel.
Cast & Crew
Robert Redford
Denys George Finch Hatton
Lead
Meryl Streep
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen
Michael Kitchen
Berkeley Cole
Malick Bowens
Farah
Michael Gough
Lord Delamere
Suzanna Hamilton
Felicity
Rachel Kempson
Lady Belfield
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sydney Pollack's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Out of Africa is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
