---
title: 'Out of Africa (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sydney Pollack'
released: '1985-12-20'
runtime_minutes: 157
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/out-of-africa-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089755/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Out of Africa (1985)

1985 · 157 min · Drama, Adventure, History, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The film is based loosely on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen, with additional material from Dinesen's 1960 book Shadows on the Grass and other sources.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack)
- **Producer:** [Sydney Pollack](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-pollack), [Kim Jorgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-jorgensen)
- **Screenplay:** [Karen Blixen](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-blixen), [Kurt Luedtke](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-luedtke)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-watkin)
- **Editor:** [Fredric Steinkamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-steinkamp)

## Cast

- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips)
- [Graham Crowden](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-crowden)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Klaus Maria Brandauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-maria-brandauer)
- [Michael Kitchen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kitchen)
- [Maryam d'Abo](https://cinepixo.com/people/maryam-d-abo)
- [Malick Bowens](https://cinepixo.com/people/malick-bowens)
- [Ayub Ogada](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayub-ogada)
- [Rachel Kempson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-kempson)
- [Donal McCann](https://cinepixo.com/people/donal-mccann)
- [Robert Redford](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-redford)
- [Shane Rimmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-rimmer)
- [Annabel Maule](https://cinepixo.com/people/annabel-maule)
- [Sinja Dieks](https://cinepixo.com/people/sinja-dieks)
- [Suzanna Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanna-hamilton)

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