Out of Africa
(2000, original release: 1985)

Fiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/OUT

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/OUT Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
EDITION
Collector's edition
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
0783240171 20250, 025192025020
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Based on the life of writer Isak Dinesen

The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya in 1914

Based on the books: Out of Africa ; Shadows on the grass ; Letters from Africa / by Isak Dinesen. Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller / by Judith Thurman. Silence will speak / by Errol Trzebinski

Originally released as a motion picture in 1985

Special features: Song of Africa : an original documentary; Feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack; Production notes; Cast & filmmakers; Theatrical trailer; Universal WEB links

Director of photography, David Watkin; music, John Barry; co-producer, Terence Clegg

Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer

Rated PG

DVD; Dolby digital 4.1 surround or 2.0 stereo; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1)

In English with optional soundrack in French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture

Additional Credits