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Out of Africa (1985)

Original title: out of africa
Production: UK, USA|161 min
Dramatic, Historical, Romantic
Poster of movie Out of Africa
life in africa of the writer karen blixen from 1914 to 1931: having left her native denmark, she moved to kenya in 1914 where she married the swedish baron bror blixen. the hard work of coffee planter, the bitter end of marriage that also leaves syphilis as a memory, the beautiful love story with free and elusive english in the vast spaces and among the wonderful landscapes of equatorial africa until the return in europe in 1931.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar Migliore film
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar migliore regia
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar migliore sceneggiatura non originale
Assigned to: Kurt Luedtke
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar Meilleure photographie
Assigned to: David Watkin
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar migliore colonna sonora originale
Assigned to: John Barry
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar Meilleurs décors
Assigned to: Stephen B. Grimes, Josie MacAvin
Oscar 1986 - logo Oscar migliore suono
Assigned to: Chris Jenkins, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford, Gary Alexander
Golden Globe 1986 - logo Golden Globe Migliore film drammatico
Golden Globe 1986 - logo Golden Globe miglior attore non protagonista
Assigned to: Klaus Maria Brandauer
Golden Globe 1986 - logo Golden Globe migliore colonna sonora originale
Assigned to: John Barry
Nastro Argento 1986 - logo Nastro Argento Migliore regia film straniero
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
Bafta 1987 - logo Bafta Best Adapted Screenplay
Assigned to: Kurt Luedtke
Bafta 1987 - logo Bafta Best Cinematography
Assigned to: David Watkin
Bafta 1987 - logo Bafta Best Sound
Assigned to: Peter Handford, Chris Jenkins
David Donatello 1986 - logo David Donatello Miglior film straniero
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
David Donatello 1986 - logo David Donatello miglior attrice straniera
Assigned to: Meryl Streep
Ciak Oro 1986 - logo Ciak Oro Migliore film straniero
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
Oscar 1986 - nomination miglior attrice
Assigned to: Meryl Streep
Oscar 1986 - nomination miglior attore non protagonista
Assigned to: Klaus Maria Brandauer
Oscar 1986 - nomination migliore montaggio
Assigned to: Pembroke J.herring, Fredric Steinkamp, Sheldon Kahn, William Steinkamp
Oscar 1986 - nomination migliori costumi
Assigned to: Milena Canonero
Golden Globe 1986 - nomination migliore regia
Assigned to: Sydney Pollack
Golden Globe 1986 - nomination migliore attrice in film drammatico
Assigned to: Meryl Streep
César 1987 - nomination Meilleur film étranger
Bafta 1987 - nomination Best Actress in a Leading Role
Assigned to: Meryl Streep
Bafta 1987 - nomination Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Assigned to: Klaus Maria Brandauer
Bafta 1987 - nomination Best Original Score
Assigned to: John Barry
Bafta 1987 - nomination Best Costume Design
Assigned to: Milena Canonero

Origin of the subject

dal libro: Den afrikanske farm (1937, Karen Blixen)

Direction

Sydney PollackSydney Pollack: regista

Production and Screenplay

Sydney PollackSydney Pollack: produttore
Kurt LuedtkeKurt Luedtke: sceneggiatore
Karen BlixenKaren Blixen: scrittore
Judith Thurman: produttore
Judith Thurman: scrittore
Terence a. Clegg: produttore
Sid Sheinberg: produttore
Kim Jorgensen: produttore esecutivo

Characters and Interpreters

karen blixen
Meryl StreepMeryl Streep(età:36)
denys finch-hatton
Robert RedfordRobert Redford(età:49)
Bror Blixen
Klaus Maria BrandauerKlaus Maria Brandauer(età:41)
farah
Malick BowensMalick Bowens(età:44)
Berkeley Cole
Michael KitchenMichael Kitchen(età:37)
capo kinanjui
Stephen Kinyanjui
baron delamere
Michael GoughMichael Gough(età:69)
felicity
Suzanna HamiltonSuzanna Hamilton(età:25)
kanuthia
Job Seda
ministro
Benny Young(età:36)
sir Joseph
Leslie PhillipsLeslie Phillips(età:61)
lord Belfield
Graham CrowdenGraham Crowden(età:63)
lady Belfield
Rachel KempsonRachel Kempson(età:75)
lady Delamere
Muriel Gross
Belknap
Shane RimmerShane Rimmer(età:56)
...
ImanIman(età:30)
...
Donald Mccann(età:42)
...
Stephen B. Grimes(età:58)
...
Niven Boyd(età:31)
...
Tristram Jellinek(età:52)
...
Annabel Maule(età:63)

Technical staff

Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: musiche
Bill Taylor: effetti speciali
Pembroke J.herring: montatore
Sheldon Kahn: montatore
ManFredric Steinkamp: montatore
William Steinkamp: montatore
David WatkinDavid Watkin: direttore della fotografia
Milena CanoneroMilena Canonero: costumista
Mary SelwayMary Selway: casting
Peter Handford: tecnico del suono
Chris Jenkins: tecnico del suono
Gary Alexander: tecnico del suono
Larry Stensvold: tecnico del suono
Syd Dutton: effetti speciali
Gary Liddiard: truccatore
Colin Grimes: scenografo
Herbert Westbrook: scenografo
John BarryJohn Barry: musiche
David Harris (attore): effetti speciali
Stephen B. Grimes: scenografo
Suzanne Belcher: truccatore
Cliff Robinson (scenografo): scenografo
J. Roy helland: parrucchiere
Norma Hill: truccatore
Henry Carey: musiche
Joyce James: parrucchiere
Mary Hillman: truccatore
Vera Mitchell: parrucchiere
Josie MacAvin: scenografo
Josie MacAvin: arredatore

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1985)

Maria Pia Di MeoMaria Pia Di Meo Voice of Meryl Streep
Giorgio PiazzaGiorgio Piazza Voice of Leslie Phillips
Silvia TognoloniSilvia Tognoloni Voice of Suzanna Hamilton
Piero TiberiPiero Tiberi Voice of Malick Bowens
Cesare BarbettiCesare Barbetti Voice of Robert Redford
Renato MoriRenato Mori Voice of Shane Rimmer
Anna MiserocchiAnna Miserocchi Voice of Rachel Kempson
Vittorio StagniVittorio Stagni Voice of Joseph Thiaka
Sergio Di StefanoSergio Di Stefano Voice of Klaus Maria Brandauer
Gianfranco BelliniGianfranco Bellini Voice of Graham Crowden
Gianni MarzocchiGianni Marzocchi Voice of Michael Gough
Giorgio LopezGiorgio Lopez Voice of Michael Kitchen