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| Meryl Streep | ... | Karen Blixen | |
| Robert Redford | ... | Denys Finch Hatton | |
| Klaus Maria Brandauer | ... | Bror Blixen / Hans Blixen | |
| Michael Kitchen | ... | Berkeley Cole | |
| Malick Bowens | ... | Farah | |
| Joseph Thiaka | ... | Kamante | |
| Stephen Kinyanjui | ... | Kinanjui | |
| Michael Gough | ... | Lord Delamere | |
| Suzanna Hamilton | ... | Felicity | |
| Rachel Kempson | ... | Lady Belfield | |
| Graham Crowden | ... | Lord Belfield | |
| Leslie Phillips | ... | Sir Joseph | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Belknap | |
| Mike Bugara | ... | Juma | |
| Job Seda | ... | Kanuthia | |
| Mohammed Umar | ... | Ismail | |
| Donal McCann | ... | Doctor | |
| Kenneth Mason | ... | Banker | |
| Tristram Jellinek | ... | First Commissioner | |
| Stephen B. Grimes | ... | Second Commissioner (as Stephen Grimes) | |
| Annabel Maule | ... | Lady Byrne | |
| Benny Young | ... | Minister | |
| Sbish Trzebinski | ... | Beefy Drunk | |
| Allaudin Qureshi | ... | Rajiv | |
| Niven Boyd | ... | Young Officer | |
| Iman | ... | Mariammo | |
| Peter Strong | ... | Huge Man | |
| Abdulla Sunado | ... | Esa | |
| Amanda Parkin | ... | Victoria | |
| Muriel Gross | ... | Lady Delamere | |
| Ann Palmer | ... | Dowager | |
| Keith Pearson | ... | Missionary Teacher |
Directed by | |||
| Sydney Pollack | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Karen Blixen | (books "Out of Africa", "Shadows on the Grass" and "Letters from Africa") (as Isak Dinesen) | |
| Judith Thurman | (book "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller") | |
| Errol Trzebinski | (book "Silence Will Speak") | |
| Kurt Luedtke | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Anna Cataldi | .... | associate producer | |
| Terence A. Clegg | .... | co-producer (as Terence Clegg) | |
| Kim Jorgensen | .... | executive producer | |
| Sydney Pollack | .... | producer | |
| Judith Thurman | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Barry | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| David Watkin | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pembroke J. Herring | (as Pembroke Herring) | ||
| Sheldon Kahn | |||
| Fredric Steinkamp | |||
| William Steinkamp | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Stephen B. Grimes | (as Stephen Grimes) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Colin Grimes | |||
| Cliff Robinson | |||
| Herbert Westbrook | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Josie MacAvin | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Milena Canonero | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| J. Roy Helland | .... | hair stylist: Miss Streep | |
| J. Roy Helland | .... | makeup artist: 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 (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| 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 (uncredited) | |
| Michael Zimbrich | .... | first assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Bert Hearn | .... | prop master | |
| Geoff Langley | .... | construction manager | |
| Frank Billington-Marks | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gary Alexander | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Peter Handford | .... | sound mixer | |
| Chris Jenkins | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| William L. Manger | .... | adr editor (as William Manger) | |
| Tom McCarthy Jr. | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Larry Stensvold | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| John Stevenson | .... | boom operator | |
| Blake R. Cornett | .... | first assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Malcolm Davies | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| Paul Pavelka | .... | re-recording engineer (uncredited) | |
| Lionel Strutt | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
| John Sutton | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| David Harris | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Syd Dutton | .... | special visual effects: matte paintings (uncredited) | |
| Mark Freund | .... | optical cameraman: Illusion Arts (uncredited) | |
| Steve Gawley | .... | model maker (uncredited) | |
| Michael Gleason | .... | visual effects editor (uncredited) | |
| Jay Riddle | .... | animation camera: ILM (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Peter Allwork | .... | aerial photographer | |
| Alan Barry | .... | best boy | |
| 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 (as Steve St. John) | |
| Mohamed Wafula | .... | grip | |
| Douglas Kirkland | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Barbara Harris | .... | voice casting | |
| Mary Selway | .... | casting | |
| Sarah Withey | .... | local casting: Kenya | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Stephen Cornish | .... | wardrobe | |
| Ken Crouch | .... | wardrobe (as Kenny Crouch) | |
| David Garrett | .... | costume maker | |
| Jenny Hawkins | .... | wardrobe (as Jennie Hawkins) | |
| 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 (as Jeffrey Bell) | |
| Don Brochu | .... | assistant editor | |
| Claudio M. Cutry | .... | associate editor (as Claudio Cutry) | |
| Craig Herring | .... | assistant editor | |
| Rick Meyer | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Mosca | .... | assistant editor (as Joseph Mosca) | |
| Saul Saladow | .... | assistant editor | |
| Karl F. Steinkamp | .... | assistant editor (as Karl Steinkamp) | |
Music Department | |||
| John Barry | .... | conductor | |
| Jack Brymer | .... | musician: clarinet, "Concerto for Clarinet amd Orchestra in A" (K.622 ) | |
| Cliff Kohlweck | .... | music editor (as Clif Kohlweck) | |
| Alan Loveday | .... | musician: violin, "Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major for Violin & Viola" (K.364 ) | |
| András Schiff | .... | musician: piano "Sonata in A Major" (K.331 "Rondo Alla Turca") (as Andras Schiff) | |
| George W. Senoga-Zake | .... | advisor: African music | |
| Stephen Shingles | .... | musician: viola, "Sinfonia Concertante in E flat Major for Violin & Viola" (K.364 ) | |
| 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" (uncredited) | |
| Albert Woodbury | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
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 | |
| John Sutton | .... | location consultant | |
| Thomas Thanangadan | .... | production assistant | |
| Hubert Wells | .... | chief animal trainer | |
| Alex Matcham | .... | assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Syd Dutton | .... | special thanks (as Syd Dutton of Illusion Arts, Inc.) | |
| Bill Taylor | .... | special thanks (as Bill Taylor of Illusion Arts, Inc.) | |
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My favorite movie of all time, hands down. I watched it for the first time in the theatre. As it ended, the audience sat motionless and quiet for several beats, then burst into loud applause as the ending credits rolled. I'm not always so prophetic, but I was incredibly moved. I said to my husband, "We've just seen the Academy Award winner." If I had no other basis for recommendation, I would say the breathtaking cinematography and transporting musical score would make a viewing worthwhile (case in point: the main theme playing as Denys Finch Hatton gives Karen Blixen her first airplane ride, and we what she sees, as God must have seen it). But these are merely the window dressings.
There are two movie cuts floating around, which I tried to pursue through Universal, and then Disney. Forget it. Suffice to say there is a theatrical version and a Disney TV version, with little consequential difference to the plot except that the latter edits out a little of Karen's physical lovemaking with Denys and slightly expands her intellectual relationship with Farah; which to some degree helped buttress the development of his absolute devotion to her.
The screenplay resembles Isaak Dinesen's semi-autobiographical book very little; even so, she did not tell the whole truth in her book. You'll have to get over it, except that I think the character development suffered the loss of Blixen's deep involvement with the displaced Kikuyu tribe working her coffee plantation. Also, without an understanding of the historical times, it would be too easy to say simplistically that this is a woman trying to live within the terms of a marriage of convenience and then compensating with pursuit of a doomed passion.
What was crafted out of a mishmash of a more-or-less factual account and director Sydney Pollack's vision is still a beautiful love and adventure story in the midst of British colonial rule and an earlier, more racially and sexually biased era.
Klaus Maria Brandauer as Baron Bror von Blixen (whew! - who called Karen "Tannen," adding to my initial confusion) perfectly portrays that fun man you like immensely but could never really trust with anything important like your feelings. He along with several of the key male figures and symbols in this movie will eventually bow in respect to the "man" Karen Blixen becomes despite his often shabby treatment and other travails, because she rises above it all and perseveres. Redford plays mostly Redford. His Finch Hatton's sense of independence is fragile and illusory and will ultimately cost him dearly.
There are a couple of continuity problems that bother me to this day, including the disappearing-reappearing champagne and the continually retracking parade marchers, but for the most part few expenses or attentions to detail were spared, especially in the lavish costuming. "Bare-breasted native women" will unfortunately also make their National Geographic appearance.
Even so, Out of Africa is a treasure with a half dozen or more perfect and unforgettable scenes; a movie as long as this review, but I hope you'll agree, worth your patience.