Directed by
| Sydney Pollack | ||
Writing Credits
| 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) |
| Kurt Luedtke | ... | (screenplay by) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Anna Cataldi | ... | associate producer |
| Terence A. Clegg | ... | co-producer (as Terence Clegg) |
| Kim Jorgensen | ... | executive producer |
| Sydney Pollack | ... | producer |
| Sid Sheinberg | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Judith Thurman | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| John Barry | ... | (original music composed and conducted by) |
Cinematography by
| David Watkin | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Pembroke J. Herring | ... | (as Pembroke Herring) |
| Sheldon Kahn | ||
| Fredric Steinkamp | ||
| William Steinkamp | ||
Casting By
| Mary Selway | ||
Production Design by
| Stephen B. Grimes | ... | (as Stephen Grimes) |
Art Direction by
| Colin Grimes | ||
| Cliff Robinson | ||
| Herbert Westbrook | ||
Set Decoration by
| Josie MacAvin | ||
Costume Design by
| Milena Canonero | ||
Makeup Department
| J. Roy Helland | ... | hair: Miss Streep / makeup artist: Miss Streep |
| Norma Hill | ... | makeup artist |
| Mary Hillman | ... | chief makeup artist |
| Joyce James | ... | hairdresser |
| Gary Liddiard | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Redford |
| Vera Mitchell | ... | chief hairdresser |
| Suzanne Belcher | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Julia Wilson | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Robin Forman Howard | ... | post-production supervisor (as Robin Forman) |
| Gerry Levy | ... | production manager |
| Frank Price | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Roy Button | ... | second assistant director |
| Jack Couffer | ... | second unit director |
| Patrick Kinney | ... | assistant director |
| George Menoe | ... | assistant director |
| Meja Mwangi | ... | assistant director |
| Tom Mwangi | ... | assistant director |
| David Tomblin | ... | first assistant director |
| Simon Trevor | ... | second unit director |
| Lee Cleary | ... | key second assistant director: UK (uncredited) |
| Michael Zimbrich | ... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Bert Hearn | ... | prop master |
| Ron Higgins | ... | stores/dressing |
| Martin Hubbard | ... | carpenter |
| Geoff Langley | ... | construction manager |
| Frank Billington-Marks | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Kavanagh | ... | drapes (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gary Alexander | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nicholas Eliopoulos | ... | sound editor |
| Peter Handford | ... | sound mixer |
| Chris Jenkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| William L. Manger | ... | adr editor (as William Manger) |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Larry Stensvold | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Stevenson | ... | boom operator |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | ... | foley artist |
| Brian Blamey | ... | dubbing editor (uncredited) |
| Blake R. Cornett | ... | first assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Davies | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Paul Pavelka | ... | sound re-recording engineer (uncredited) |
| Michael P. Redbourn | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Idin Roshan | ... | sound transfer engineer (uncredited) |
| Lionel Strutt | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| John Sutton | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Harris | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Syd Dutton | ... | special visual effects: matte paintings (uncredited) |
| Mark Freund | ... | optical cameraman: Illusion Arts (uncredited) |
| Steve Gawley | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Michael Gleason | ... | visual effects editor (uncredited) |
| Ira Keeler | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
| Jay Riddle | ... | animation camera: ILM (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Peter Allwork | ... | aerial photography |
| Alan Barry | ... | best boy |
| Frank Connor | ... | still photographer |
| Freddie Cooper | ... | camera operator |
| Maurice Gillett | ... | gaffer |
| Rodrigo Gutierrez | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Ray Hall | ... | grip |
| Ricky Hall | ... | grip |
| Ibrahim Jibril | ... | grip |
| Ali Matata | ... | grip |
| Mohamed Ngela | ... | grip |
| Mahmud Sheikh Omar | ... | grip |
| Stephen St. John | ... | steadicam operator (as Steve St. John) |
| Mohamed Wafula | ... | grip |
| Douglas Kirkland | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Sarah Withey | ... | local casting: Kenya |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Stephen Cornish | ... | wardrobe |
| Ken Crouch | ... | wardrobe (as Kenny Crouch) |
| Andres Fernandez-Sotillos | ... | wardrobe (as Andres Fernandez Sotillos) |
| David Garrett | ... | costume maker |
| Jenny Hawkins | ... | wardrobe (as Jennie Hawkins) |
| Joanna Johnston | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Pat McEwan | ... | wardrobe |
| Elizabeth Ryrie | ... | wardrobe |
| Graham Churchyard | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
| Dougie Hawkes | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
| Jeffrey James Bell | ... | assistant editor (as Jeffrey Bell) |
| Don Brochu | ... | assistant editor |
| Claudio M. Cutry | ... | associate editor (as Claudio Cutry) |
| Craig Herring | ... | assistant editor |
| Rick Meyer | ... | assistant editor |
| Joe Mosca | ... | assistant editor (as Joseph Mosca) |
| Saul Saladow | ... | assistant editor |
| Karl F. Steinkamp | ... | assistant editor (as Karl Steinkamp) |
Location Management
| Allan James | ... | location manager |
| Grania O'Shannon | ... | location manager |
| John Sutton | ... | location consultant |
Music Department
| Chris Dean | ... | musician: trombone |
| Linda Harmon | ... | vocalist |
| Cliff Kohlweck | ... | music editor (as Clif Kohlweck) |
| Bobbi Page | ... | score vocalist |
| George W. Senoga-Zake | ... | music advisor: African music |
| Alan Smyth | ... | music research |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Baker | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dennis Belfield | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Arnold Belnick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Charles Boito | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| Julian Bratolyubov | ... | copyist (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Thomas R. Buffum | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Norman Carr | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Clark | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Herman Clebanoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David L. Cook | ... | additional music (uncredited) / music score (uncredited) |
| Ronald Cooper | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | contractor (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Alan DeVeritch | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Kevin Dorsey | ... | vocalist (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Jean Douglas | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dominick Fera | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Dominic Fidelibus | ... | copyist (uncredited) |
| Ron Folsom | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kirby Furlong | ... | copyist (uncredited) |
| James Getzoff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Pamela Goldsmith | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Mario Guarneri | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Alan Harshman | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Clayton Haslop | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Peter Hatch | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Norman Herzburg | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Alan Kaplan | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Armand Kaproff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Nathan Kaproff | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Randy Kerber | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Milton Kestenbaum | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Myra Kestenbaum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Janet Ketchum | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Connie Kupka | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| William Lane | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Arthur Maebe | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Virginia Majewski | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Donald McInnes | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Joe Meyer | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Todd Miller | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Carole Mukagawa | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Buell Neidlinger | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Dan Neufeld | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Dick Noel | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Brian O'Connor | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Michael O'Donovan | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Richard Perissi | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bill Reichenbach | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Meyer Rubin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Sheldon Sanov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Leonard Selic | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| David Shostac | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Henry Sigismonti | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | singer (uncredited) |
| Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Margaret Storer | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Linn Subotnick | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robert Sushel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Poly H. Sweeney | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Chet Swiatkowsky | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Vicki Sylvester | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Phillip A. Teele | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Michael Thompson | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
| Ray Tischer | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Richard Todd | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Alexander Treger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Wade | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Don Waldrop | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Jim Walker | ... | musician: woodwind (uncredited) |
| Ken Watson | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Harold Wolf | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Young | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mihail Zinovyev | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nikki Clapp | ... | script supervisor |
| Lissa Ruben | ... | script supervisor |
| David Rayfiel | ... | script revisions (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Margaret Adams | ... | production coordinator |
| Christine Buuri | ... | production secretary |
| Nelson Chege | ... | advisor: Kikuyu |
| Brian Gibbs | ... | production accountant |
| David Hilton | ... | production assistant |
| Patricia Johnson | ... | publicist |
| Phill Norman | ... | title designer |
| Michael Pollack | ... | production assistant |
| Monty Ruben | ... | production consultant |
| John Sutton | ... | field consultant |
| Thomas Thanangadan | ... | production assistant |
| Hubert Wells | ... | chief animal trainer |
| Michael Culling | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Jed Edge | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Steve Edge | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Bill Gage | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Joy Green | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Alex Matcham | ... | assistant accountant (uncredited) |
| Karin McElhatton | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| David J. McMillan | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Carrie Park | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Roland Raffler | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Fess 'Reg' Reynolds | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Paul 'Sled' Reynolds | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Wally Ross | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Matthew Scudamore | ... | production runner (uncredited) |
| Cheryl Shawver | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| Doree Sitterly | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) / stand-in: Meryl Streep (uncredited) |
| Jules Sylvester | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
| DeAnne Zarkowski | ... | animal trainer (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Syd Dutton | ... | special thanks: Illusion Arts, Inc. |
| Bill Taylor | ... | special thanks: Illusion Arts, Inc. |
