Out of Africa
Universal Pictures Limited
- Resource Type:
- VHS Video
- Publication:
- Universal City, CA : MCA Home Video, 1986
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- Summary:
- The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and the mysterious white hunter.
- Contributors:
- Barry, John, 1933-2011 , composer
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Main Work:
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Shadows in the grass [by Dinesen, I.]Motion picture adaptation of: Breve fra Afrika [by Dinesen, I.]Motion picture adaptation of: Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller [by Thurman, J.]Motion picture adaptation of: Silence will speak [by Trzebinski, E.]
- Subjects:
- System Details:
- VHS format.
- Performers:
- Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
- Production Credits:
- Screenplay, Kurt Luedtke ; producer-director, Sydney Pollack ; executive producer, Kim Jorgensen ; music, John Barry.
- General Notes:
- Specially produced with Closed Captioning for the hearing impaired.
Videocassette release of the 1985 motion picture by Universal Pictures Limited.
Rated PG.
Based on the books "Out of Africa," Shadows on the grass" and "Letters from Africa" by Isak Dinesen ; "Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller" by Judith Thurman ; "Silence will speak" by Errol Trzebinski.
Academy Awards, 1986: Best Picture (Sydney Pollack); Best Director (Sydney Pollack); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Kurt Luedtke); Best Cinematography (David Watkin); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Stephen b. Grimes, Josie MacAvin); Best Sound (Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford); Best Music, Original Score (John Barry).
Golden Globes, 1986: Best Motion Picture - Drama; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (John Barry); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Klaus Maria Brandauer). - Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (161 min.) : sound, color, stereo ; 1/2 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- analog; magnetic; mono
- Video Characteristics:
- VHS; NTSC
- Call Numbers:
- MV 2835
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Publisher Number, MCA Home Video: VHS 80350
- OCLC Numbers:
- 14222269