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Based on a true story. - Out of Africa
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Title: Out of Africa

Release Date: 20 Dec 1985

Runtime: 2h 41m

Genre: History, Romance, Drama

Director: Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises

Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises

Overview: 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (1379 votes)

Cast

  • Denys George Finch Hatton: Robert Redford
  • Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen: Meryl Streep
  • Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen: Klaus Maria Brandauer
  • Berkeley Cole: Michael Kitchen
  • Farah: Malick Bowens
  • Lord Delamere: Michael Gough
  • Felicity: Suzanna Hamilton
  • Lady Belfield: Rachel Kempson
  • Lord Belfield: Graham Crowden
  • Sir Joseph: Leslie Phillips
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