
161 minutes
12/20/1985
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.

Robert Redford
as Denys George Finch Hatton

Meryl Streep
as Karen Christence Dinesen Blixen

Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Baron Bror Blixen/Baron Hans Blixen

Michael Kitchen
as Berkeley Cole

Malick Bowens
as Farah

Michael Gough
as Lord Delamere

Suzanna Hamilton
as Felicity

Rachel Kempson
as Lady Belfield

Graham Crowden
as Lord Belfield

Leslie Phillips
as Sir Joseph

Shane Rimmer
as Belknap, farm manager
Joseph Thiaka
as Kamante
Stephen Kinyanjui
as Kinanjui
Mike Bugara
as Juma

Job Seda
as Kanuthia
Mohammed Umar
as Ismail

Donal McCann
as Doctor
Kenneth Mason
as Banker

Tristram Jellinek
as First Commissioner
Stephen B. Grimes
as Second Commissioner
Annabel Maule
as Lady Byrne

Benny Young
as Minister
Sbish Trzebinski
as Beefy Drunk
Allaudin Qureshi
as Rajiv
Niven Boyd
as Young Officer

Iman
as Mariammo
Peter Strong
as Huge Man
Abdulla Sunado
as Esa
Amanda Parkin
as Victoria
Muriel Gross
as Lady Delamere
Ann Palmer
as Dowager
Keith Pearson
as Missionary Teacher