Out of Africa

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

20 December 1985, 21 February 1986, 13 March 1986

Followed by

Platoon

Director

Sydney Pollack

Composer

John Barry

Based on

Out of Africa

Genre

biographical film, drama film, romance film, adventure film

Main subject

Karen Blixen

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Sound, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

after a work by

Karen Blixen

assessment

Bechdel test

Australian Classification

M

box office

227500000

capital cost

31000000

cast member

Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Gough, Suzanna Hamilton, Michael Kitchen, Rachel Kempson, Leslie Phillips, Shane Rimmer, Annabel Maule, Iman, Ayub Ogada

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

color

color

costume designer

Milena Canonero

country of origin

United States

director of photography

David Watkin

distributed by

Universal Pictures, Netflix

distribution format

video on demand

duration

160, 157

EIRIN film rating

G

film editor

Fredric Steinkamp

filming location

Kenya

Filmiroda rating

Category II

FSK film rating

FSK 12

has characteristic

film based on a novel

Kijkwijzer rating

6

Medierådet rating

Suitable for a general audience

narrative location

Kenya

nominated for

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Actress, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Production Design, Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Sound

original language of film or TV show

English, Swahili

producer

Sydney Pollack, Kim Jorgensen

production company

Mirage Studios, Universal Pictures

RARS rating

18+

review score

6.9/10, 62%, 7.2/10, 3.4/5, 69/100

screenwriter

Kurt Luedtke, Karen Blixen

set in period

1910s, 20th century

soundtrack release

Out of Africa

title

Out of Africa

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