Out of Africa (movie)

Out of Africa
Directed by	Sydney Pollack
Screenplay by	Kurt Luedtke
Based on	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller by Judith Thurman Silence Will Speak by Errol Trzebinski
Produced by	Sydney Pollack Kim Jorgensen
Starring	Robert Redford Meryl Streep
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp Pembroke Herring Sheldon Kahn
Music by	John Barry
Production company	Mirage Enterprises
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 18, 1985 (1985-12-18)
Running time	161 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English Swahili
Budget	$28 million
Box office	$227.5 million

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.

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 dates

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