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Where was Out of Africa filmed?

1985 film, directed by Sydney Pollack.

  • Kenya

The story is set in Kenya, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Kenya
Filmed in
Kenya

About Out of Africa

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Released
1985
Director
Sydney Pollack
Cast
Robert RedfordKlaus Maria BrandauerMichael GoughSuzanna HamiltonMichael KitchenRachel KempsonLeslie PhillipsShane RimmerAnnabel Maule
Genre
BiographicalDramaRomanceAdventure
Based on
Out of Africa
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Writing and 5 more

The story

In 1913, after being turned down by a Swedish nobleman, Danish aristocrat Karen Dinesen suggests a marriage of convenience to the nobleman's brother, Baron Bror Blixen.

When Karen and Bror marry, she becomes Baroness Blixen.

Attempting to build a formal European homelife on par with that of nearby upper-class colonists, she befriends a young woman, Felicity.

Famous lines from Out of Africa

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • It does.Karen Blixen
  • Shoot Shoot it.Karen Blixen
  • Please shoot her.Karen Blixen
  • She's had breakfast.Denys
  • Well, it wasn't mine.Karen Blixen

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