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Out of Africa

  • 19851985
  • PGPG
  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
80K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,946
14
Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
After six decades in show business, Robert Redford announced that 2018's 'The Old Man & the Gun' will be his last performance. The role is a familiar one for the screen legend: a con with conviction. Let's travel "Through the Lens" to explore how Redford developed this character and how this on-screen persona perfectly culminates in his cinematic swan song.
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In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
80K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,946
14
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    • Director
      • Sydney Pollack
    • Writers
      • Karen Blixen(based upon the following: "Out of Africa" and other writings by)
      • Judith Thurman(based upon the following: "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller" by)
      • Errol Trzebinski(based upon the following: "Silence Will Speak" by)
    • Stars
      • Meryl Streep
      • Robert Redford
      • Klaus Maria Brandauer
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sydney Pollack
    • Writers
      • Karen Blixen(based upon the following: "Out of Africa" and other writings by)
      • Judith Thurman(based upon the following: "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller" by)
      • Errol Trzebinski(based upon the following: "Silence Will Speak" by)
    • Stars
      • Meryl Streep
      • Robert Redford
      • Klaus Maria Brandauer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 266User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
    • Won 7 Oscars
      • 30 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona
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    Robert Redford: The Con With Conviction & the End of a Legendary Screen Persona

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    Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
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    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Karen
    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Denys
    Klaus Maria Brandauer
    Klaus Maria Brandauer
    • Bror
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Berkeley
    Malick Bowens
    Malick Bowens
    • Farah
    Joseph Thiaka
    • Kamante
    Stephen Kinyanjui
    • Kinanjui
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Delamere
    Suzanna Hamilton
    Suzanna Hamilton
    • Felicity
    Rachel Kempson
    Rachel Kempson
    • Lady Belfield
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Lord Belfield
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Sir Joseph
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Belknap
    Mike Bugara
    • Juma
    Job Seda
    • Kanuthia
    Mohammed Umar
    • Ismail
    Donal McCann
    Donal McCann
    • Doctor
    Kenneth Mason
    • Banker
    • Director
      • Sydney Pollack
    • Writers
      • Karen Blixen(based upon the following: "Out of Africa" and other writings by)
      • Judith Thurman(based upon the following: "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller" by)
      • Errol Trzebinski(based upon the following: "Silence Will Speak" by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The town of Karen, just outside Nairobi, is named after Karen Blixen.
    • Goofs
      When Denys Finch Hatton brings a record player to Karen Blixen's home, he lowers his hand and the sound volume decreases. Volume was set at recording time, not at playback.
    • Quotes

      Karen Blixen: When you go away... you don't always go on safari, do you? Just want to be away.

      Denys: It's not meant to hurt you.

      Karen Blixen: It does.

      Denys: I'm with you because I choose to be with you. I don't want to live someone else's idea of how to live. Don't ask me to do that. I don't want to find out one day that I'm at the end of someone else's life.

    • Crazy credits
      Epilogue:  "Karen Blixen published her first stories in 1934 under the name Isak Dinesen.   She never returned to Africa."
    • Alternate versions
      Network TV version features additional footage not included in theatrical release.
    • Connections
      Edited into A Song of Africa (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in A (K.622)
      (1791)

      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Jack Brymer Clarinet, The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

      Directed by Neville Marriner

      Used Courtesy of Philips Classic Productions, The Netherlands

    User reviews266

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Deserved praise?
    What makes a good film? It's funny I lent my DVD of this to a mate recently and although she didn't hate it she didn't get it either. Which surprised me because, to me, there has never been any doubt in my mind about the beauty and quality of this film. Anyway I was surfing IMDb and decided to look at this page. There is (or was) a thread on the discussion board about whether this was a good or bad film, I clicked on it. I have never (in my modest surfing of this site) seen such a big thread. Surely a film that evokes that much passion (the majority of which was positive and defencive) has achieved something.

    I'm not saying that Out of Africa is the best film I've ever seen (I've yet to see that one!) but I think I can safely say that it has secured a place for itself both in cinematic history and the future of entertainment. You see at it heart it is a well made, timeless epic.

    Yes there will always be the people who take exception to the accents, dislike the ending or believes it drags on for too long, but that's their lost, I can't help thinking they haven't been patient enough (and this annoys me).

    You see the thing is in many ways the endless beauty of this film lies in its subtleties. Yes you have Meryl Streep and Redford flanked by the scenery and music, but for me it's the things like Pollock's direction, Michael Kitchen's performance and Karen's interaction with member's of the tribe that make the film.

    Part of me wants to tie my mate to a chair and make her sit and watch this until she gets it. The other half is slightly relieved, because I feel that with her rejection this film is ever so slightly more exclusively mine, and I know that although I'm still only young I will always have time a space for it!
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    • Sep 22, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Swahili
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Jenseits von Afrika
    • Filming locations
      • Shaba National Game Reserve, Kenya
    • Production company
      • Mirage Enterprises
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $31,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $87,071,205
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,637,290
      • Dec 22, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $227,514,205
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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