You can watch Oscar-winning Out of Africa online in the UK at 5 video streaming sites: iTunes, BlinkBox, Amazon, Google Play and Wuaki. Below are some facts about Out of Africa from 1985. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Did you ever wonder who won the prestigious Academy Award for Best Picture in 1985? According to the Academy members, Out of Africa was the Best Picture of the year 1985 and in total it won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.
Did you know that during World War 2, the statuettes handed out to the winners were made of plaster? These could be traded in with the regular gold-plated ones after the war. The Oscars have been handed out to outstanding movies and performances for more than 85 years. Since 2009, up to a total of 10 movies can be nominated for the Best Picture award which is presented as the final award at each year's award ceremony.
According to Wikipedia, the movie Out of Africa can be described like this:
Out of Africa is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen, which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen's book Shadows on the Grass and other sources.
Some members of the cast of Out of Africa were:
- Meryl Streep as Karen Blixen
- Robert Redford as Denys
- Klaus Maria Brandauer as Bror
- Graham Crowden as Lord Belfield
- Leslie Phillips as Sir Joseph
- Malick Bowens as Farah Aden
- Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole
- Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity
Out of Africa has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 52%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 84%. Here is what Jay Boyar from Orlando Sentinel says about Out of Africa:
The relationship of Karen and Denys is a prickly and, despite the era in which it is set, curiously modern one. It's also at the heart of this understated movie.
More information about the movie can also be found at IMDB.
Out of Africa won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Original Music Score at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Production Design at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay at the 58th Academy Awards in 1985
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography at the 1987 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted at the 1987 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 1987 British Academy Film and Television Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards in 1985
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards in 1985
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Klaus Maria Brandauer for his role as Bror at the 43rd Golden Globe Awards in 1985
According to Findable.TV, Out of Africa can be streamed immediately from 5 on-demand sites. If you are in the UK, options for watching this movie online at on-demand movie sites are as follows.
Sites where you can rent Out of Africa:
Sites where you can buy Out of Africa:
- Buy for £7.99 at iTunes
- Buy for £6.99 at BlinkBox
- Buy for £6.99 at Amazon
- Buy for £7.99 at Google Play
- Buy for £6.99 at Wuaki
Check out Findable.TV's special page for Out of Africa, where you can find up-to-date information about where it can be watched online, including latest prices at each site.
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