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Out of Africa (1985)

Out of Africa (1985)

Drama Romance History

Based on a true story.

Release Date: 1985, December 20
Directors: Sydney Pollack
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises
Cast: Meryl Streep, Leslie Phillips, Shane Rimmer, Michael Gough, Michael Kitchen, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Graham Crowden, Malick Bowens, Suzanna Hamilton, Rachel Kempson, Joseph Thiaka

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.

Keywords:

infidelity romantic romance historical drama africa 1910s melancholy plantation based on memoir or autobiography danish cuckolded husband safari kenya farm coffee grower nairobi british colonial syphilis big game hunter plantation owner lions coffee beans