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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Karen Blixen
- based upon the following: "Out of Africa" and other writings by
- Judith Thurman
- based upon the following: "Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Story Teller" by
- Errol Trzebinski
- based upon the following: "Silence Will Speak" by
- Kurt Luedtke
- screenplay by
Cast
- Meryl Streep
- Karen
- Robert Redford
- Denys
- Michael Kitchen
- Berkeley
- Malick Bowens
- Farah
- Joseph Thiaka
- Kamante
- Stephen Kinyanjui
- Kinanjui
- Michael Gough
- Delamere
- Suzanna Hamilton
- Felicity
- Rachel Kempson
- Lady Belfield
- Graham Crowden
- Lord Belfield
- Leslie Phillips
- Sir Joseph
- Shane Rimmer
- Belknap
- Mike Bugara
- Juma
- Job Seda
- Kanuthia
- Mohammed Umar
- Ismail
- Donal McCann
- Doctor
- Kenneth Mason
- Banker
- Tristram Jellinek
- First Commissioner
- Stephen B. Grimes
- Second Commissioner
- Annabel Maule
- Lady Byrne
- Benny Young
- Minister
- Sbish Trzebinski
- Beefy Drunk
- Allaudin Qureshi
- Rajiv
- Niven Boyd
- Young Officer
- Iman
- Mariammo
- Peter Strong
- Huge Man
- Abdulla Sunado
- Esa
- Amanda Parkin
- Victoria
- Muriel Gross
- Lady Delamere
- Ann Palmer
- Dowager
- Keith Pearson
- Missionary Teacher
- Maryam d'Abo
- Lady pouring champagne at hunting party
- Sarah Shelton
- Missionary Nun
- Sudan
- Lion
Produced By
- Anna Cataldi
- associate producer
- Terence A. Clegg
- co-producer
- Kim Jorgensen
- executive producer
- Sydney Pollack
- producer
- Sid Sheinberg
- executive producer
- Judith Thurman
- associate producer
Music
Cinematography
- David Watkin
- director of photography
Sound
- Gary Alexander
- re-recording mixer
- Nicholas Eliopoulos
- sound editor
- Peter Handford
- sound mixer
- Chris Jenkins
- re-recording mixer
- William L. Manger
- adr editor
- Tom McCarthy Jr.
- supervising sound editor
- Larry Stensvold
- re-recording mixer
- John Stevenson
- boom operator
- Jeffrey Wilhoit
- foley artist
- Brian Blamey
- dubbing editor
- Blake R. Cornett
- first assistant sound editor
- Malcolm Davies
- sound recordist
- Paul Pavelka
- sound re-recording engineer
- Michael P. Redbourn
- sound editor
- Idin Roshan
- sound transfer engineer
- Lionel Strutt
- adr mixer
- John Sutton
- sound mixer
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- J. Roy Helland
- hair: Miss Streep / makeup artist: Miss Streep
- Norma Hill
- makeup artist
- Mary Hillman
- chief makeup artist
- Joyce James
- hairdresser
- Gary Liddiard
- makeup artist: Mr. Redford
- Vera Mitchell
- chief hairdresser
- Suzanne Belcher
- assistant makeup artist
- Julia Wilson
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- David Harris
- special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
- Syd Dutton
- special visual effects: matte paintings
- Mark Freund
- optical cameraman: Illusion Arts
- Steve Gawley
- model maker
- Michael Gleason
- visual effects editor
- Ira Keeler
- model maker
- Jay Riddle
- animation camera: ILM
Assistant Director
- Roy Button
- second assistant director
- Jack Couffer
- second unit director
- Patrick Kinney
- assistant director
- George Menoe
- assistant director
- Meja Mwangi
- assistant director
- Tom Mwangi
- assistant director
- David Tomblin
- first assistant director
- Simon Trevor
- second unit director
- Lee Cleary
- key second assistant director: UK
- Michael Zimbrich
- first assistant director: second unit
Production Management
- Robin Forman Howard
- post-production supervisor
- Gerry Levy
- production manager
- Frank Price
- executive in charge of production
Art Department
- Bert Hearn
- prop master
- Ron Higgins
- stores/dressing
- Martin Hubbard
- carpenter
- Geoff Langley
- construction manager
- Frank Billington-Marks
- assistant property master
- Jimmy Kavanagh
- drapes
Editorial
- Donah Bassett
- negative cutter
- Jeffrey James Bell
- assistant editor
- Don Brochu
- assistant editor
- Claudio M. Cutry
- associate editor
- Craig Herring
- assistant editor
- Rick Meyer
- assistant editor
- Joe Mosca
- assistant editor
- Saul Saladow
- assistant editor
- Karl F. Steinkamp
- assistant editor
Other
- Syd Dutton
- special thanks: Illusion Arts, Inc.
- Bill Taylor
- special thanks: Illusion Arts, Inc.
Music Department
- Chris Dean
- musician: trombone
- Cliff Kohlweck
- music editor
- Bobbi Page
- score vocalist
- George W. Senoga-Zake
- music advisor: African music
- Alan Smyth
- music research
- Dan Wallin
- music scoring mixer
- Tom Boyd
- musician: oboe soloist
- David L. Cook
- additional music / music score
- Kevin Dorsey
- vocalist
- Alan Kaplan
- musician: trombone
- Malcolm McNab
- musician: trumpet soloist
- Bill Reichenbach
- musician: trombone
- Sally Stevens
- singer
- James Thatcher
- musician: French horn
- Louise Di Tullio
- musician: flute
- Albert Woodbury
- orchestrator
Casting Department
- Barbara Harris
- voice casting
- Sarah Withey
- local casting: Kenya
Costume Department
- Stephen Cornish
- wardrobe
- Ken Crouch
- wardrobe
- Andres Fernandez-Sotillos
- wardrobe
- David Garrett
- costume maker
- Jenny Hawkins
- wardrobe
- Joanna Johnston
- assistant costume designer
- Pat McEwan
- wardrobe
- Elizabeth Ryrie
- wardrobe
- Graham Churchyard
- assistant costume designer
- Dougie Hawkes
- costumer
Camera Department
- Peter Allwork
- aerial photography
- Alan Barry
- best boy
- Frank Connor
- still photographer
- Freddie Cooper
- camera operator
- Maurice Gillett
- gaffer
- Rodrigo Gutierrez
- camera operator: second unit
- Ray Hall
- grip
- Ricky Hall
- grip
- Ibrahim Jibril
- grip
- Ali Matata
- grip
- Mohamed Ngela
- grip
- Mahmud Sheikh Omar
- grip
- Stephen St. John
- steadicam operator
- Mohamed Wafula
- grip
- Douglas Kirkland
- still photographer
Location Management
- Allan James
- location manager
- Grania O'Shannon
- location manager
- John Sutton
- location consultant
Script Department
- Nikki Clapp
- script supervisor
- Lissa Ruben
- script supervisor
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