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Out of Africa

The story of Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) and her life on a coffee plantation in Kenya around 1914. Based on the autobiography of Isak Dinesen (under the pen name of Blixen), the sweeping tale covers Karen's tumultuous marriage, her passionate affair with a hunter (Robert Redford) and her relationship to the land itself. Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture.

Year: 1985
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, True Stories, Academy Award - Best Picture, Best of the 1980s, Biography, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die), Golden Globe - Drama
Country: USA
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Duration: 154 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains low level offensive language.
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