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Out of Africa Cover Image DVD DVD

Out of Africa [videorecording] / Universal Pictures ; produced and directed by Sydney Pollack ; screenplay by Kurt Luedtke.

Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008 (Added Author). Redford, Robert. (Added Author). Streep, Meryl. (Added Author). Brandauer, Klaus Maria. (Added Author). Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Out of Africa. (Added Author). Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Shadows on the grass. (Added Author). Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Breve fra Afrika. English. (Added Author). Thurman, Judith, 1946- Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller. (Added Author). Trzebinski, Errol, 1936- Silence will speak. (Added Author). Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer. (Cast).

Summary:

"The story of Karen Blixen, her philandering husband, her struggles with a coffee plantation in Kenya, and her love for the mysterious white hunter."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783240171
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (161 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen ed.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Home Video, [2000], 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on 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 Errol Trzebinski.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
DVD special features include: Song of Africa: an original documentary, production notes, cast & filmmakers, theatrical trailer, Universal Web links, feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by John Barry.
Participant or Performer Note:
Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video rating PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, dual layer, Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:
English and French language tracks.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Winner of 7 Academy Awards: Best art direction, best cinematography, best director, best music, best picture, best sound, best writing.
Subject: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Topic Heading: DVDs.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library DVD Out 3355 (Text) 33294001570175 DVDs Volume hold Available -


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