"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
Sydney Pollack
Director
Kurt Luedtke
Screenplay
Producer
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Sheldon Kahn
Fredric Steinkamp
William Steinkamp
Mary Selway
Casting
Production Design
Colin Grimes
Art Direction
Cliff Robinson
Herbert Westbrook
Josie MacAvin
Set Decoration
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Mary Hillman
Makeup Artist
John Barry
Original Music Composer
Graham Churchyard
Assistant Costume Designer
Gary Alexander
Sound
Larry Stensvold
Peter Handford
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Kim Jorgensen
Executive Producer
Judith Thurman
Associate Producer
Anna Cataldi
Conductor
Terence A. Clegg
Co-Producer
Book
Errol Trzebinski
Karen Blixen
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer