Out of Africa (1985)

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Based on a true story.

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.

• Released: 1985-12-20
• Genres: History, Romance, Drama
• Runtime: 2h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,585 votes

Directed by Sydney Pollack.

Top cast

• Robert Redford as Denys Finch Hatton
• Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen
• Klaus Maria Brandauer as Bror / Hans von Blixen-Finecke
• Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole
• Malick Bowens as Farah Aden
• Michael Gough as Lord Delamere
• Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity Spurway
• Rachel Kempson as Lady Belfield
• Graham Crowden as Lord Belfield
• Leslie Phillips as Sir Joseph

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Out of Africa

• United States: stream on Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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