Out of Africa (1985)
| Release Date | 10 December 1985 |
| Budget | $31,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $87,000,000 |
| Tagline | Based on a true story. |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | England, UK |
| Language | English, Swahili |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Romantic Epic, Biopic [feature], British Empire Film, Period Film |
| Mood | In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Infidelity, Culture Clash, Self-Destructive Romance |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Sweeping, Passionate, Reflective, Moody, Understated, Meditative |
| Tags | Adventurer, Big Game Hunt, Gigolo, Love, Marriage, Plantation, Romance, Writing |
Out of Africa is a 1985 adventure drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The story based loosely on the autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of the author Karen Blixen), which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book Shadows on the Grass and other sources. This film received 28 film awards, including seven Academy Awards (see below: Awards and honors).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Malick Bowens
Farah
Joseph Thiaka
Kamante
Stephen Kinyanjui
Kinanjui
Mike Bugara
Juma
Job Seda
Kanuthia
Mohammed Umar
Ismail
Kenneth Mason
Banker
Tristram Jellinek
First Commissioner
Stephen B. Grimes
Second Commissioner
Annabel Maule
Lady Byrne
Benny Young
Minister
Sbish Trzebinski
Beefy Drunk
Allaudin Qureshi
Rajiv
Niven Boyd
Young Officer
Peter Strong
Huge Man
Abdulla Sunado
Esa
Amanda Parkin
Victoria
Muriel Gross
Lady Delamere
Ann Palmer
Dowager
Keith Pearson
Missionary Teacher
Director
Writer
Judith Thurman
Errol Trzebinski
Kurt Luedtke
Producer
Anna Cataldi
associate producer
Terence A. Clegg
co-producer
Kim Jorgensen
executive producer
Judith Thurman
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Watkin
Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Sheldon Kahn
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Fredric Steinkamp
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William Steinkamp
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Production Designer
Stephen B. Grimes
Art Director
Colin Grimes
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Cliff Robinson
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Herbert Westbrook
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Set Decorator
Josie MacAvin
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Costume Designer
Milena Canonero
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Makeup Department
J. Roy Helland
makeup artist: Miss Streep, hair stylist: Miss Streep
Mary Hillman
chief makeup artist
Norma Hill
makeup artist
Joyce James
hairdresser
Gary Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Redford
Vera Mitchell
chief hairdresser
Suzanne Belcher
assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Robin Forman
post-production supervisor
Gerry Levy
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roy Button
second assistant director
Jack Couffer
second unit director
Patrick Kinney
assistant director
George Menoe
assistant director
Meja Mwangi
assistant director
Tom Mwangi
assistant director
David Tomblin
first assistant director
Simon Trevor
second unit director
Lee Cleary
key second assistant director: UK
Michael Zimbrich
first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Bert Hearn
prop master
Geoff Langley
construction manager
Frank Billington-Marks
assistant property master
Sound Department
Gary Alexander
sound re-recording mixer
Peter Handford
sound mixer
Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer
William L. Manger
adr editor
Tom McCarthy Jr.
supervising sound editor
Larry Stensvold
sound re-recording mixer
John Stevenson
boom operator
Blake R. Cornett
first assistant sound editor
Malcolm Davies
sound recordist
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer
John Sutton
sound mixer
Special Effects
David Harris
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Syd Dutton
special visual effects: matte paintings
Mark Freund
optical cameraman: Illusion Arts
Steve Gawley
model maker
Michael Gleason
visual effects editor
Jay Riddle
animation camera: ILM
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Allwork
aerial photographer
Frank Connor
still photographer
Freddie Cooper
camera operator
Maurice Gillett
gaffer
Rodrigo Gutierrez
camera operator: second unit
Ray Hall
grip
Ricky Hall
grip
Ibrahim Jibril
grip
Ali Matata
grip
Mohamed Ngela
grip
Mahmud Sheikh Omar
grip
Stephen St. John
Steadicam operator
Mohamed Wafula
grip
Douglas Kirkland
still photographer
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Mary Selway
casting
Sarah Withey
local casting: Kenya
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Cornish
wardrobe
Ken Crouch
wardrobe
David Garrett
costume maker
Jenny Hawkins
wardrobe
Joanna Johnston
assistant costume designer
Pat McEwan
wardrobe
Elizabeth Ryrie
wardrobe
Andres Fernandez Sotillos
wardrobe
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Jeffrey James Bell
assistant editor
Don Brochu
assistant editor
Claudio M. Cutry
associate editor
Craig Herring
assistant editor
Rick Meyer
assistant editor
Joe Mosca
assistant editor
Saul Saladow
assistant editor
Karl F. Steinkamp
assistant editor
Music Department
Jack Brymer
musician: clarinet, "Concerto for Clarinet amd Orchestra in A"
Cliff Kohlweck
music editor
Alan Loveday
musician: violin, "Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major for Violin & Viola"
András Schiff
musician: piano "Sonata in A Major"
George W. Senoga-Zake
advisor: African music
Stephen Shingles
musician: viola, "Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major for Violin & Viola"
Alan Smyth
music researcher
Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer
Neville Marriner
conductor: "Concerto for Clarinet amd Orchestra in A", "Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin & Viola" and "Three Divertimenti"
Albert Woodbury
orchestrator
Other Crew
Margaret Adams
production coordinator
Christine Buuri
production secretary
Nelson Chege
Kikuyu advisor
Nikki Clapp
script supervisor
Brian Gibbs
production accountant
David Hilton
production assistant
Allan James
location manager
Patricia Johnson
publicist
Phill Norman
title designer: main title
Grania O'Shannon
location manager
Lissa Ruben
script supervisor
Monty Ruben
production consultant
John Sutton
field consultant, location consultant
Thomas Thanangadan
production assistant
Hubert Wells
chief animal trainer
Alex Matcham
assistant accountant
Thanks
Syd Dutton
special thanks
Bill Taylor
special thanks
Production Company
Mirage Enterprises
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
United International Pictures (UIP)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
CBS Television
Columbia TriStar
Universal Pictures
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Special Effects
Effects Associates
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Makeup Effects Laboratories
Miscellaneous
Audiolink Radio Communications
walkie talkies
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing
special thanks: vintage clothing rentals
Ker & Downey Safaris
location camps and safari transport services provided by
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
MCA Records
original soundtrack album available on
Mayflower Recording
adr recording
Pacific Title
titles
Rank Film Industries
color by
Rungstedlund Foundation, The
special thanks
Universal Title
opticals by
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