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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Meryl Streep | Karen |
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Robert Redford | Denys |
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Klaus Maria Brandauer | Bror |
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Michael Kitchen | Berkeley |
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Malick Bowens | Farah |
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Joseph Thiaka | Kamante |
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Stephen Kinyanjui | Kinanjui |
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Michael Gough | Delamere |
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Suzanna Hamilton | Felicity |
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Rachel Kempson | Lady Belfield |
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Graham Crowden | Lord Belfield |
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Leslie Phillips | Sir Joseph |
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Shane Rimmer | Belknap |
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Mike Bugara | Juma |
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Job Seda | Kanuthia |
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Mohammed Umar | Ismail |
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Donal McCann | Doctor |
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Kenneth Mason | Banker |
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Tristram Jellinek | First Commissioner |
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Stephen B. Grimes | Second Commissioner |
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Annabel Maule | Lady Byrne |
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Benny Young | Minister |
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Sbish Trzebinski | Beefy Drunk |
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Allaudin Qureshi | Rajiv |
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Niven Boyd | Young Officer |
Director | Sydney Pollack |
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Writer | Karen Blixen, Judith Thurman, Errol Trzebinski, Kurt Luedtke, David Rayfiel | |
Producer | Anna Cataldi, Terence A. Clegg, Kim Jorgensen, Sydney Pollack, Sid Sheinberg, Judith Thurman | |
Musician | John Barry | |
Photography | David Watkin |