Out of Africa
“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.
Genres
History, Romance, Drama
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Out of Africa performed
Budget
$31.0M
Worldwide Gross
$227.5M
Gross Profit
$196.5M
Return
7.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$40M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for History) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Denys George Finch Hatton
Robert Redford
Denys George Finch Hatton
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
Meryl Streep
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen
Berkeley Cole
Michael Kitchen
Berkeley Cole
Farah
Malick Bowens
Farah
Lord Delamere
Michael Gough
Lord Delamere
Felicity
Suzanna Hamilton
Felicity
Lady Belfield
Rachel Kempson
Lady Belfield
Lord Belfield
Graham Crowden
Lord Belfield
Sir Joseph
Leslie Phillips
Sir Joseph
Belknap, farm manager
Shane Rimmer
Belknap, farm manager
Kamante
Joseph Thiaka
Kamante
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