Out of Africa
1985 · 2h 41m · Drama, History, Romance · United States of America · Rated PG (US)
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.
Directed by
Sydney PollackWritten by
Kurt Luedtke7.1Smart score
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1910safricabased on memoir or autobiographybig game hunterbritish colonialcoffee beanscoffee growercuckolded husbanddanishfarmhistorical dramainfidelitykenyalionsmelancholynairobiplantationplantation ownerromanceromanticsafarisyphilis
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