Out of Africa (movie)

1985 film by Sydney Pollack

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 bySydney Pollack
Screenplay byKurt Luedtke
Based onOut of Africa
by Isak Dinesen
Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller
by Judith Thurman
Silence Will Speak
by Errol Trzebinski
Produced bySydney Pollack
Kim Jorgensen
Starring
CinematographyDavid Watkin
Edited byFredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp
Pembroke Herring
Sheldon Kahn
Music byJohn Barry
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)
Running time
161 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
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 datesEdit

Country Premiere
  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
  United Kingdom 4 March 1986
  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

ReferencesEdit

  1. Harmetz, Aljean (November 29, 1985). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  2. Out of Africa at Box Office Mojo