DVD
Out of Africa
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Collector's ed. ; widescreen version.
Performers
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2000.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (161 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital.
Videodisc release of the 1985 motion picture.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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 Erroll Trzebinski.
Rated PG.
In English with optional French soundtrack.
Special features include: "Song of Africa" : an original documentary ; feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack ; production notes ; cast & filmmakers ; theatrical trailer ; universal web links.
Presented in an anamorphic widescreen format to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio (1.85:1).