Out of Africa

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film romantic drama film

Out of Africa is a 1985 romantic drama film set in colonial Kenya, best known for its sweeping cinematography, Oscar-winning acclaim, and Meryl Streep’s acclaimed performance.

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Out of Africa (score) 1

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instanceOf film ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Sound ⓘ
basedOn Denys Finch Hatton: A Biography ⓘ
Out of Africa self-link ⓘ
Shadows on the Grass ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Judith Thurman ⓘ
Karen Blixen ⓘ
cinematographer David Watkin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Sydney Pollack ⓘ
distributor Universal Pictures ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
distributorRegion North America ⓘ
editor Fredric Steinkamp ⓘ
William Steinkamp ⓘ
filmingLocation Denmark ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
genre biographical film ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Bror Blixen ⓘ
Denys Finch Hatton ⓘ
Karen Blixen ⓘ
musicBy John Barry ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narration by Karen Blixen ⓘ
nominations Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
oscarBestPicture Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
producer Sydney Pollack ⓘ
productionCompany Mirage Enterprises ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1985-12-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 161 ⓘ
screenwriter Kurt Luedtke ⓘ
settingLocation Kenya ⓘ
settingTimePeriod colonial era ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
starring Klaus Maria Brandauer ⓘ
Malick Bowens ⓘ
Meryl Streep ⓘ
Michael Kitchen ⓘ
Rachel Kempson ⓘ
Robert Redford ⓘ
Suzanna Hamilton ⓘ
title Out of Africa self-link ⓘ

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Out of Africa → basedOn → Out of Africa self-link ⓘ
John Barry → notableWork → Out of Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Out of Africa (score)
Mary → notableWork → Out of Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Mary Louise Streep
Meryl Streep → notableWork → Out of Africa ⓘ
Michael Gough → notableWork → Out of Africa ⓘ
Out of Africa → title → Out of Africa self-link ⓘ