Out of Africa Movie Basics

Year of Release: 1985
Running Time: 2 hrs. 45 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Screenwriter: Kurt Luedtke and Judith Rascoe
Producers: Sydney Pollack and Terence A. Clegg
Studio: Universal Pictures

Out of Africa Synopsis

Baroness Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) leaves her Danish homeland to start a coffee plantation in Nairobi in 1914 with her new husband (Klaus Maria Brandauer.) Before she even has a chance to unpack she meets her soul mate, free spirit big game hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford.) Their star-crossed love affair is chronicled in this epic love story directed by Sydney Pollack.

Out of Africa Cast

Meryl Streep		-		Karen Blixen
Robert Redford		-		Denys Finch Hatton
Klaus-Maria Brandauer		-		Baron Bror Blixen-Finecke
Michael Kitchen		-		Berkeley
Malick Bowens		-		Farah

Out of Africa Awards and Nominations

1985 Academy Awards®		Best Picture (Win)
		Best Director (Win)
		Best Art Direction (Win)
		Best Cinematography (Win)
		Best Score (Win)
		Best Sound (Win)
		Best Screenplay (Win)
		Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Nom)
		Best Costume Design (Nom)
		Best Editing (Nom)
		Best Supporting Actor - Klaus Maria Brandauer (Nom)
1986 Golden Globe Awards®		Best Picture - Drama (Win)
		Best Score (Win)
		Best Supporting Actor - Klaus Maria Brandauer (Win)
		Best Director (Nom)
		Best Actress - Meryl Streep (Nom)
		Best Screenplay (Nom)