ECU Libraries Catalog

Out of Africa / a Mirage production ; a Universal picture ; screenplay by Kurt Luedtke ; produced and directed by Sydney Pollack.

Format Video (DVD)
EditionCollector's ed.
Publication InfoUniversal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2000]
Description1 videodisc (161 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Dinesen, Isak, 1885-1962--Drama.
Blixen, Karen, 1885-1962--Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Authors, Danish--20th century --Drama.
Country life--Kenya --Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Kenya--Social life and customs --1895-1963 --Drama.
Kenya--Description and travel.
Other author/creatorPollack, Sydney, 1934-2008.
Other author/creatorRedford, Robert.
Other author/creatorStreep, Meryl.
Other author/creatorBrandauer, Klaus Maria.
Other author/creatorDinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Shadows in the grass.
Other author/creatorDinesen, Isak, 1885-1962 Breve fra Afrika.
Other author/creatorThurman, Judith, 1946- Isak Dinesen, the life of a storyteller.
Other author/creatorTrzebinski, Errol, 1936- Silence will speak.
Other author/creatorMirage Productions (New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorUniversal Pictures (Firm)
Abstract The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya in 1914.
General noteBased on the life of writer Isak Dinesen.
General noteBased 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.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1985.
General noteSpecial features: Song of Africa : an original documentary; Feature commentary with director Sydney Pollack; Production notes; Cast & filmmakers; Theatrical trailer; Universal WEB links.
CreditsDirector of photography, David Watkin; music, John Barry; co-producer, Terence Clegg.
Performer Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer.
Audience Rated PG.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English with optional soundrack in French; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Awards noteWinner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
ISBN0783240171
UPC 025192025020
Publisher number20250 Universal

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Compact DVDs PN1997 .O9763 2000 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold
East Carolina University
East Fifth Street | Greenville, NC 27858-4353 USA | 252.328.6131 | Contact Webmaster