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#8 of 1985

Out of Africa (1985)

1985 · 161 minutes · Drama / History / Romance · Directed by Sydney Pollack
IMDb rating7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Box office gross$227.5M

Synopsis

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. They plan to move to Nairobi, British East Africa, where Bror intends to invest Karen's money in a dairy farm. She will join him a few months later, and they will get married.

Starring

Robert RedfordMeryl StreepKlaus Maria Brandauer
Box office
$227.5 million
Budget
$31 million
IMDb votes
94,559

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