Though lensed with stunning cinematography and featuring a pair of winning performances from Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, Out of Africa suffers from excessive length and glacial pacing.
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Director -
Sydney Pollack -
Producer -
Sydney Pollack -
Screenwriter -
Kurt Luedtke -
Distributor -
MCA/Universal Pictures [us] , Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Universal Pictures -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Romance , Biography , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 18, 1985, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 19, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$83.1M -
Runtime -
2h 40m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Magnetic Stereo 6 Track