Out of Africa [videorecording] / a Mirage production ; a Universal picture ; screenplay by Kurt Luedtke ; produced and directed by Sydney Pollack.
Other Titles: Out of Africa (Motion picture).
Shadows in the grass.
Breve fra Afrika.
Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller.
Silence will speak.
Edition: Collector's ed.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
ISBN: 0783240171
Description: 1 videodisc (161 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Drama.
Blixen, Karen, 1885-1962 Drama.
Authors, Danish 20th century Drama.
Country life Kenya Drama.
Kenya Social life and customs 1895-1963 Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Director of photography, David Watkin; music, John Barry; co-producer, Terence Clegg.
Performers: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Target Audience: Rated PG.
Notes: In English with optional soundrack in French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Based on the life of writer Isak Dinesen.
Based on the books: Out of Africa ; Shadows on the grass ; Letters from Africa / by Isak Dinesen. Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller / by Judith Thurman. Silence will speak / by Errol Trzebinski.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
Special features: Song of Africa : an original documentary; Feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack; Production notes; Cast & filmmakers; Theatrical trailer; Universal WEB links.
Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Summary: The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya in 1914.
