1985 · 2h 41m · Biography, Drama, Romance
Out of Africa
Directed bySydney Pollack
IMDb
7.2
94.4K votes
Metacritic
69
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
62%
critics
Box office
$228M
7.3x its $31M budget
Released Dec 20, 1985 by Mirage Studios and Universal Pictures
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Critics (Metacritic)69
Audience (IMDb x 10)72
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Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Sydney Pollack
- Music
- John Barry
- Cinematography
- David Watkin
- Producers
- Sydney Pollack
11 nominations, 7 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1986Klaus Maria Brandauer
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1986Meryl Streep
- WonBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1986Art Direction: Stephen Grimes; Set Decoration: Josie MacAvin
- WonBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1986David Watkin
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1986Milena Canonero
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1986Sydney Pollack
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1986Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Pembroke Herring, Sheldon Kahn
- WonBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1986John Barry
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1986Sydney Pollack, Producer
- WonBest Sound · Academy Awards 1986Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Larry Stensvold, Peter Handford
- WonBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1986Kurt Luedtke
Takes
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