Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorSydney Pollack
WriterKurt Luedtke
Cast
Robert Redford
Denys George Finch Hatton
Meryl Streep
Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen
Michael Kitchen
Berkeley Cole
Malick Bowens
Farah
Michael Gough
Lord Delamere
Suzanna Hamilton
Felicity
Rachel Kempson
Lady Belfield
Graham Crowden
Lord Belfield
Leslie Phillips
Sir Joseph
Shane Rimmer
Belknap, farm manager
Joseph Thiaka
Kamante
Stephen Kinyanjui
Kinanjui
Mike Bugara
Juma
Job Seda
Kanuthia
Mohammed Umar
Ismail
Donal McCann
Doctor
Kenneth Mason
Banker
Tristram Jellinek
First Commissioner
Stephen B. Grimes
Second Commissioner
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Keywords
farminfidelityafricaplantationsafarimelancholynairobicoffee growerromancekenyabased on memoir or autobiographybritish colonialsyphilisdanishhistorical drama1910sbig game huntercuckolded husbandplantation ownerlions
Details
Budget
$31M
Revenue
$228M
TMDb Votes
1,527
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026