Out of Africa (movie)
Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama movie directed and produced by Sydney Pollack. It stars Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The movie is based on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen, about her life in Kenya.
| Out of Africa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sydney Pollack |
| Screenplay by | Kurt Luedtke |
| Based on | Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller by Judith Thurman Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski |
| Produced by | Sydney Pollack Kim Jorgensen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp Pembroke Herring Sheldon Kahn |
| Music by | John Barry |
Production company | Mirage Enterprises |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English Swahili |
| Budget | $28 million[1] |
| Box office | $227.5 million[2] |
The movie also stars Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole, Malick Bowens as Farah, Stephen Kinyanjui as the Chief, Michael Gough as Lord Delamere, Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity, and the model and actress Iman as Mariammo.
The movie had mixed reviews from critics. However, Out of Africa won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Pollack.
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 20 December 1985 |
 United States | 20 December 1985 |
 Argentina | 20 February 1986 |
 Netherlands | 20 February 1986 |
 Denmark | 21 February 1986 |
 Sweden | 21 February 1986 |
 Norway | 27 February 1986 |
 Finland | 28 February 1986 |
 Portugal | 28 February 1986 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Kingdom | 4 March 1986 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 6 March 1986 |
 Italy | 6 March 1986 |
 Japan | 8 March 1986 |
 Taiwan | 8 March 1986 |
 Uruguay | 13 March 1986 |
 West Germany | 13 March 1986 |
 Brazil | 20 March 1986 |
 France | 26 March 1986 |
 Greece | 27 March 1986 |
 Hong Kong | 27 March 1986 |
 Ireland | 4 April 1986 |
 Colombia | 17 April 1986 |
 Mexico | 24 April 1986 |
 Peru | 8 May 1986 |
 South Korea | 20 December 1986 |
 Turkey | March 1987 |
 Hungary | 14 May 1987 |
 East Germany | 4 September 1987 |
References
- Harmetz, Aljean (November 29, 1985). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- Out of Africa at Box Office Mojo
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