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.
Out of Africa is of 2 hour(s) and 41 minute(s). It is Produced By: Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage Enterprises. It was released on 1985-12-20. It has the tagline: Based on a true story. It has an average vote of 7.171 on TMDB.
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